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Überzeugung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conviction noun A strong, firmly held belief.
  • persuasion noun The act of convincing someone to do or believe something, usually through argument.

Senses

Überzeugung is used for these senses in English:

  • conviction (countable) A firmly held belief.
  • persuasion The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]

conviction — full definition

  1. noun A strong, firmly held belief.
  2. noun A formal declaration in court that someone is guilty of a crime.

persuasion — full definition

  1. noun The act of convincing someone to do or believe something, usually through argument.
  2. noun A firmly held belief, opinion, or set of views.

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