dissuasive

[ dih-swey-siv ]
/ dɪˈsweɪ sɪv /

adjective

tending or liable to dissuade.

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Origin of dissuasive

First recorded in 1600–10; dissuas(ion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM dissuasive

dis·sua·sive·ly, adverbdis·sua·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby dissuasive

dissonant, disspirit, disspread, dissuade, dissuasion, dissuasive, dissyllabize, dissyllable, dissymmetry, dist., dist. atty.
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