DISSUASIVE, adjective Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory. DISSUASIVE, noun Reason, argument, or counsel, employed to deter one from a measure or purpose; that which is used or which tends to divert the mind from any purpose or pursuit. The consequences of intemperance are powerful dissuasives from indulging in that vice.
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