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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
Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang of Arcadia, who were arrested at their home Tuesday morning, were set to be charged with several felonies, including conspiracy to commit child abuse and dissuading a witness, DA Nathan Hochman said. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Guojun Xuan, 66, and his wife, Silvia Zhang, 39, face several counts of child abuse, as well as conspiracy to commit child abuse, accessory after the fact, and dissuading a witness, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissuading
  1. deterrence
  2. discouraging
  3. discouragement
  4. deterring
  5. charging
  6. instruction
  7. bidding
  8. suppression
Noun
  • No discussion of nuclear deterrence should ever lose sight of the human lives behind those words.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And that deterrence, in the eyes of the Iranians, worked for a very long time.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of deterrence
Verb
  • Amid reports of a surge in federal immigration raids, Los Angeles leaders and immigration advocates said Friday that the efforts appear aimed at discouraging turnout in the midterm elections, and urged voters not to be intimidated.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In response, Cobb County police plan to increase patrols on and around the holiday and other departments are discouraging participation.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 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
  • The network of large bases that Washington built after the 1991 Gulf War is now vulnerable to Iranian drones and ballistic missiles, offering Tehran targets and leverage rather than deterring it from taking military action.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The shortage of supply elsewhere in London will get worse next year, Khan says, blaming it on UK regulations that have driven up construction costs, deterring new development.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of deterring
Noun
  • Up to 1,500 watts of available solar charging ensure the batteries keep powered even when parked at the campsite.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • There are plenty of power bricks that promise efficient multi-device charging, but the new Anker Prime Charger actually delivers.
    — Justin Pot, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of charging
Noun
  • That role demands reliable equipment capable of transmitting strategic instructions during severe national security crises.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects, which are projects built on AI that acts on its own rather than waiting for instructions, to be scrapped by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs and unclear business value among the reasons.
    — Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of instruction
Noun
  • Unlike conventional shopping, bidding can offer a little thrill of competition and connection that a regular purchase may not.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Carlos Antunes, Tap’s director for the Americas, told T+L that the airline introduced bidding with different types of travelers in mind.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of bidding
Noun
  • Officials said two aircraft that scoop up water to drop on a fire were helping with suppression efforts at the Ridge Fire on Sunday, along with 40 firefighters.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • If a factory doesn’t have a fire suppression system yet, but at least there is safe egress, then workers can get out safely in the immediate moment.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suppression

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“Dissuading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuading. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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