Suasion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈeɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈeɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈeɪʒən/

2 syllables Say it as /swˈeɪʒən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

persuasion

Antonyms

dissuasion

Word Forms

persuade

verb

cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überredung

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

🇫🇷French

persuasion

l'acte de persuader (ou de tenter de persuader) ; communication destinée à induire une croyance ou une action

🇪🇸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

overreding

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

уговоры

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

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तेजना

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

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

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

🇮🇳Marathi

suusion

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

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્યુસન

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

🇮🇳Punjabi

suusion

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

🇵🇰Urdu

تسکین

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

권고

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

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuyết phục

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

🇹🇭Thai

ความสบายใจ

การกระทำชักชวน (หรือพยายามชักชวน); การสื่อสารที่มีจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่อกระตุ้นให้เกิดความเชื่อหรือการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembujukan

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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What is the primary definition of the word 'suasion'?

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

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

In which domain is the word 'suasion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'suasion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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