Usually means: Persuasion through conversation or argument.
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  1. suasion: Merriam-Webster
  2. suasion: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. suasion: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. suasion: Collins English Dictionary
  5. suasion: Vocabulary.com
  6. suasion: Wordnik
  7. suasion: Wiktionary
  8. suasion: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. suasion: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. suasion: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. suasion: Dictionary.com
  12. suasion: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. Suasion: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. suasion: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. suasion: Rhymezone
  16. Suasion: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. suasion: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  18. suasion: FreeDictionary.org
  19. suasion: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  20. suasion: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. suasion: TheFreeDictionary.com
  22. suasion: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

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  1. Suasion: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (suasion)

▸ noun:  The act of urging or influencing; persuasion.

Similar:
persuasion, persuading, persuasive, prompting, seduction, pressuring, convincement, exhortation, inducement, repersuasion, more...

Opposite:
dissuasion, discouragement, deterrence

Types:
persuasion, coercion, manipulation, inducement, enticement, threat, blackmail, pressure, more...

Phrases:
moral suasion, more...

Adjectives:
moral, gentle, legal, mere, per, diplomatic, rational, peaceful, armed, rhetorical, informal
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Similar:
persuasion, persuading, persuasive, prompting, seduction, pressuring, convincement, exhortation, inducement, repersuasion, more...

Opposite:
dissuasion, discouragement, deterrence

Types:
persuasion, coercion, manipulation, inducement, enticement, threat, blackmail, pressure, more...

Phrases:
moral suasion, more...

Adjectives:
moral, gentle, legal, mere, per, diplomatic, rational, peaceful, armed, rhetorical, informal



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