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dissuasive
[ dih-swey-siv ]
/ dɪˈsweɪ sɪv /
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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, nounWords nearby dissuasive
dissonant, disspirit, disspread, dissuade, dissuasion, dissuasive, dissyllabize, dissyllable, dissymmetry, dist., distad
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