persuasion

[ per-swey-zhuh n ]

/ pərˈsweɪ ʒən /

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noun

the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.

the power of persuading; persuasive force.

the state or fact of being persuaded or convinced.

a deep conviction or belief.

a form or system of belief, especially religious belief: the Quaker persuasion.

a sect, group, or faction holding or advocating a particular belief, idea, ideology, etc.: Several of the people present are of the socialist persuasion.

Facetious. kind or sort.

Origin of persuasion

1350–1400; late Middle English < Latin persuāsiōn- (stem of persuāsiō; see per-, suasion); replacing Middle English persuacioun < Middle French persuacion < Latin, as above

synonym study for persuasion

1. See advice.

OTHER WORDS FROM persuasion

pre·per·sua·sion, noun self-per·sua·sion, noun

Words nearby persuasion

perspire, persson, persuade, persuader, persuasible, persuasion, persuasive, persulfate, persulfuric acid, persulphuric acid, pert

Example sentences from the Web for persuasion

But Hollande was “insistent,” she writes, and “his strength of persuasion was nuclear.”

Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex |Lizzie Crocker |November 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Further, creating models for persuasion is “incredibly hard.”

Did a Flawed Computer Model Sabotage the Democrats? |Ben Jacobs |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
My mom stands there, unimpressed by my attempt at persuasion.

Growing Up with Bart Simpson |Alex Suskind |August 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You might be surprised to hear that hidden in Tampa, Florida is a food oasis of the Cuban persuasion.

Eat Your Way Through Tampa’s Cuban Oasis |Starbucks |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Yes, budgets may be statements of priorities, but in and of themselves they are not statements of persuasion.

Even Republicans Don’t Like the Ryan Budget |Lloyd Green |April 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After a great deal of trouble and persuasion, I prevailed upon Mr. F. Crockford to undertake it, and we made out the bill of fare.

Soyer's Culinary Campaign |Alexis Soyer
There are thousands for whom a blow is a better thing than expostulation, persuasion, or any sort of kindness.

A Rough Shaking |George MacDonald
One mode of persuasion their ingenuity has suggested, which it may, perhaps, be less easy to resist.

The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6 |Samuel Johnson
He exerted all his art and persuasion with Edward to assert his title to the crown of France.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
Then I am driven to an unpleasant line of persuasion, though very reluctantly.

Amos Huntingdon |T.P. Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for persuasion

persuasion

/ (pəˈsweɪʒən) /

noun

the act of persuading or of trying to persuade

the power to persuade

the state of being persuaded; strong belief

an established creed or belief, esp a religious one

a sect, party, or faction

Word Origin for persuasion

C14: from Latin persuāsiō; see persuade

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persuasion

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Words nearby persuasion

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