PERSUASION
Dictionary entry overview: What does persuasion mean?
• PERSUASION (noun)
The noun PERSUASION has 2 senses:
1. the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
2. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Familiarity information: PERSUASION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PERSUASION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
persuasion; suasion
Hypernyms ("persuasion" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "persuasion"):
prompting; suggestion (persuasion formulated as a suggestion)
sloganeering (persuasion by means of empty slogans)
proselytism (the practice of proselytizing)
exhortation; incitement (the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion)
bell ringing; canvassing; electioneering (persuasion of voters in a political campaign)
arm-twisting (persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure)
artillery; weapon (a means of persuading or arguing)
Antonym:
dissuasion (persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action)
Meaning:
A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
opinion; persuasion; sentiment; thought; view
Context examples:
my opinion differs from yours / what are your thoughts on Haiti?
Hypernyms ("persuasion" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "persuasion"):
idea (a personal view)
judgement; judgment; mind (an opinion formed by judging something)
eyes (opinion or judgment)
parti pris; preconceived idea; preconceived notion; preconceived opinion; preconception; prepossession (an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence)
pole (one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions)
political sympathies; politics (the opinion you hold with respect to political questions)
