Persuasion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚswˈeɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/pəswˈeɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəswˈeɪʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɚswˈeɪʒən/.

Examples

my opinion differs from yours
I am not of your persuasion
what are your thoughts on Haiti?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suasion opinion thought view sentiment

Antonyms

dissuasion

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
noun	a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty “my opinion differs from yours”

Word Forms

persuade	verb	cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
opine	verb	expect, believe, or suppose
view	verb	deem to be
think	verb	judge or regard; look upon; judge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überzeugung

der Akt des Überredens (oder Überredensversuchs); Kommunikation, die darauf abzielt, einen Glauben oder eine Handlung anzuregen

🇪🇸Spanish

persuasión

el acto de persuadir (o intentar persuadir); comunicación destinada a inducir creencia o acción

🇮🇹Italian

persuasione

l'atto di persuadere (o tentare di persuadere); comunicazione intesa a indurre una convinzione o un'azione

🇳🇱Dutch

overtuiging

de daad van overtuigen (of proberen te overtuigen); communicatie die bedoeld is om tot geloof of actie te komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

persuasão

o ato de persuadir (ou tentar persuadir); comunicação destinada a induzir crença ou ação

🇷🇺Russian

убеждение

акт убеждения (или попытка убедить); сообщение, призванное побудить к убеждению или действию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुनय

मनाने की क्रिया (या मनाने का प्रयास); संचार का उद्देश्य विश्वास या कार्रवाई को प्रेरित करना है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্ররোচনা

প্ররোচিত করার কাজ (বা বোঝানোর চেষ্টা); বিশ্বাস বা কর্ম প্ররোচিত করার উদ্দেশ্যে যোগাযোগ

🇮🇳Tamil

வற்புறுத்தல்

வற்புறுத்தும் செயல் (அல்லது வற்புறுத்த முயற்சிக்கும்); நம்பிக்கை அல்லது செயலைத் தூண்டும் நோக்கம் கொண்ட தொடர்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పించడం

ఒప్పించే చర్య (లేదా ఒప్పించే ప్రయత్నం); నమ్మకం లేదా చర్యను ప్రేరేపించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన కమ్యూనికేషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

मन वळवणे

मन वळवण्याची कृती (किंवा पटवून देण्याचा प्रयत्न); विश्वास किंवा कृती प्रवृत्त करण्याच्या उद्देशाने संप्रेषण

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજાવટ

સમજાવવાની ક્રિયા (અથવા સમજાવવાનો પ્રયાસ); સંદેશાવ્યવહારનો હેતુ માન્યતા અથવા ક્રિયાને પ્રેરિત કરવાનો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವೊಲಿಸುವುದು

ಮನವೊಲಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಮನವೊಲಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವುದು); ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಸಂವಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുനയിപ്പിക്കൽ

പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുനയിപ്പിക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നത്); വിശ്വാസത്തെയോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തെയോ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ആശയവിനിമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨਾਉਣ

ਮਨਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਾਂ ਮਨਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼); ਸੰਚਾਰ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

قائل

قائل کرنے کا عمل (یا قائل کرنے کی کوشش)؛ مواصلت کا مقصد عقیدہ یا عمل کو آمادہ کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

劝说

说服（或试图说服）的行为；旨在引发信念或行动的沟通

🇯🇵Japanese

説得

説得する（または説得しようとする）行為。信念や行動を誘発することを目的としたコミュニケーション

🇰🇷Korean

설득

설득하는 행위(또는 설득을 시도하는 행위) 믿음이나 행동을 유도하기 위한 의사소통

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thuyết phục

hành động thuyết phục (hoặc cố gắng thuyết phục); giao tiếp nhằm mục đích tạo ra niềm tin hoặc hành động

🇹🇭Thai

การโน้มน้าวใจ

การกระทำชักชวน (หรือพยายามชักชวน); การสื่อสารที่มีจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่อกระตุ้นให้เกิดความเชื่อหรือการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bujukan

tindakan membujuk (atau mencoba membujuk); komunikasi yang dimaksudkan untuk mendorong keyakinan atau tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

panghihikayat

ang pagkilos ng panghihikayat (o pagtatangka na manghimok); komunikasyong naglalayong himukin ang paniniwala o pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

pujukan

perbuatan memujuk (atau cuba memujuk); komunikasi bertujuan untuk mendorong kepercayaan atau tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإقناع

فعل الإقناع (أو محاولة الإقناع)؛ التواصل الذي يهدف إلى الحث على الاعتقاد أو العمل

🇮🇷Persian

متقاعد کردن

عمل متقاعد کردن (یا تلاش برای متقاعد کردن)؛ ارتباطی که برای القای باور یا عمل است

🇹🇷Turkish

ikna

ikna etme eylemi (veya ikna etmeye çalışma); inanç veya eylemi teşvik etmeyi amaçlayan iletişim

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁכנוּעַ

פעולת השכנוע (או הניסיון לשכנע); תקשורת שנועדה לעורר אמונה או פעולה

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The primary meaning of 'persuasion' is 'the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action'.

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Using 'persuasion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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