noun
suasion
Suasion (noun) means the act of trying to win someone over through argument rather than force.
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The act of trying to win someone over through argument rather than force.
"James Cable, the author of Gunboat Diplomacy (Chatto & Windus, 1971), has created an excellent case study of naval presence and suasion during the era of appeasement."
— Jacob Kipp, Review of The Royal Navy and the Siege of Bilbao by James Cable (1982)
"The term moral suasion refers to an appeal to ‘morality’ or ‘patriotic duty’ to induce behaviour by the persuaded entity that is not necessary profit-maximising for it."
— Alexander Popov, Moral suasion and bond buying in the Eurozone Crisis (2017)
"The high intricate ways of the Keep had a strange power of suasion, an ability to carry conviction."
— Stephen R. Donaldson, The Illearth War (1977)
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Etymology
From Middle English suasion, from Latin suāsiō (“counselling, advice, persuasion”).
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Rhymes for suasion
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of suasion?
"suasion" (noun) means the act of trying to win someone over through argument rather than force.
What is another word for suasion?
Other words for "suasion" include persuasion.
