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dissuade

/dɪˈsweɪd/verb

उच्चारण डिस्वेड

(किसी को कुछ करने से) रोकना, मना लेना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sb (from sth/from doing sth)

    to persuade somebody not to do something

    (किसी को कुछ करने से) रोकना, मना लेना

    • Her friends dissuaded her from leaving the course.
    • Nothing could dissuade him from his plan.
    • We tried to dissuade him from travelling in the storm.
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    • Her teacher dissuaded her from dropping the subject.
    • Nobody could dissuade the old farmer from selling the land.

    Synonyms deter discourage talk out of

    Opposite persuade encourage urge

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

deter discourage talk out of

Antonyms

persuade encourage urge induce

§Grammar and usage

Dissuade sb from doing sth (never 'dissuade to').

'dissuade sb from doing sth' आता है, 'dissuade to' कभी नहीं।