dissuasion

Example Sentences

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The dissuasion commissions that were supposed to encourage people to seek help no longer play much of a role.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Initially, the employers countered the organizing campaigns with criticism of unions and other means of dissuasion.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

He previously sued CNN, accusing the network of playing a part in a "campaign of dissuasion in the form of libel and slander against" him, seeking $475 million in punitive damages.

From Salon • May 4, 2023

The brief lays out a three-pronged approach: deterrence against North Korean military threats, dissuasion of the regime’s nuclear pursuits through sanctions and pressure, and diplomacy to re-engage Pyongyang in disarmament talks.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2022

Should there be any of this type among you, and should they ignore my dissuasion and return to the next of these lectures, they will be welcome.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund