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noun

as in deterrence

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verb

present participle of dissuade
as in discouraging
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college

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Recent Examples of dissuading
Verb
Following one incident with the actor, he was charged with seven felony counts, including assault, injuring a girlfriend and dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 The focus will be on advanced heat management and battery performance, given temperatures exceeding 40°C can cut battery range by as much as 22%, dissuading potential buyers who frequently navigate long desert routes. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 He was arrested again in 2020 and charged with four counts of injuring a spouse or cohabitant, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of dissuading a witness and one misdemeanor battery count. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The high risk of – and challenges of addressing – oil spills and other safety incidents in the hostile Arctic climate are another dissuading factor, as are environmental costs of operating there. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Other chat logs included in the lawsuit also show ChatGPT dissuading Winters from seeking hospital care and downplaying Winters’ wife’s concerns about her husband’s health. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 22 July 2026 Leaders using this phrase create an unsafe psychological environment, dissuading any dissent or improvement curiosity. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Pablo Andres Aguilera Mora, 46, is being held in the Santa Clara County Main Jail for criminal charges including murder, assault with a deadly weapon, dissuading a witness and contempt of court, according to court records. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Several recent papers suggest that the rent-control scheme might even be making the housing shortage worse in some places by causing landlords to take units off the rental market and dissuading developers from building. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissuading
  1. deterrence
  2. discouraging
  3. discouragement
  4. deterring
  5. charging
  6. instruction
  7. bidding
  8. suppression
Noun
  • Anker says this is an active-deterrence camera with an auto-tracking light, 180-degree dual-radar detection, and 4K resolution.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this mix of geography, deterrence, and power has led many Americans to feel almost untouchable at home.
    — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of deterrence
Verb
  • At the same time, government officials have cast doubt on the safety of vaccines, further discouraging vaccination.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Lieu expressed concern that security perimeters would be so large during the Games that drop-off points would be even more distant, necessitating walks of up to half an hour, discouraging fans from taking buses.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of discouraging
Noun
  • In a paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, members of the WTA’s performance and health staff stressed the importance of providing support, rather than discouragement, to athletes seeking to preserve their fertility.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the feeling of discouragement that can come with the rejections and even ghostings applicants face, these internships — though sometimes few and far between — still exist.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of discouragement
Verb
  • Despite their apparent effectiveness at deterring speeding, cities have been slow to embrace rest in red.
    — Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Epsom Salt Epsom salt has a bitter scent and can be deterring to mice.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of deterring
Noun
  • Strong companies may begin with electric-fleet operations, depot management, charging, maintenance, logistics or mobility services and evolve toward autonomous-ready infrastructure.
    — John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The battery is also designed to provide continuous 3C power, supporting the high-rate discharge and rapid charging needed by fast-transit vessels.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of charging
Noun
  • Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new processor attack that can bypass defenses in Intel and AMD chips by exploiting a security gap lasting only a handful of instructions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • John’s hacking skills prove useful, as does the T-800’s extensive firepower—although per John’s instructions, there are zero human fatalities.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of instruction
Noun
  • Kitchen has seen some properties pushed even higher than that as sales frequently turn into bidding wars.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
  • If the city does not sign a contract, it could be forced to start a new bidding process.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bidding
Noun
  • The water pipeline provides potable water and fire suppression for all facilities on the South Rim, Drapeaux said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • His self-suppression is a struggle too minor to approach either comedy or tragedy.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppression

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“Dissuading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuading. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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