persuasion
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
persuasions
plural
persuasions
Britannica Dictionary definition of PERSUASION
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[noncount]
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the act of causing people to do or believe something
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the act or activity of persuading people
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It would take a lot of persuasion to get him to agree to such an offer.
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Most kids don't need much persuasion to use computers.
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Many voters are still open to persuasion. [=many voters can still be persuaded to change their opinions]
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She used her powers of persuasion [=her ability to persuade people] to convince them to buy the house.
2
[count]
formal
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a particular type of belief or way of thinking
— sometimes used humorously to refer to a particular type of person or thing
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an individual's religious/moral persuasion
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people of all different persuasions
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artists of the female/feminine persuasion [=artists who are women]
