To keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something by instilling fear, anxiety, doubt, etc.
To keep from happening; avert:
To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of:
To prevent the flow or passage of:
To hold back or keep in check; control:
To turn (a person or thing) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another; deflect
To prevent or try to prevent by disapproving or raising objections or obstacles
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To warn or admonish:
persuading (antonym)
inciting (antonym)
The definition of incite is to rile people up or to inspire and encourage specific behavior.
hindering (related)
To keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop
Find another word for dissuading. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dissuading, like: deterring, preventing, thwarting, stopping, restraining, diverting, discouraging, cautioning, persuading, inciting and hindering.
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