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dissuading
[dɪˈsweɪdɪŋ]
verb (gerund/present participle)
dissuadindo
1.
The act of persuading someone not to do something; discouraging someone from a course of action
The teacher was dissuading students from cheating on the exam.
A professora estava dissuadindo os alunos de colar na prova.
2.
Advising against or warning someone away from an action or decision
His parents are dissuading him from dropping out of college.
Os pais dele estão dissuadindo-o de abandonar a faculdade.
Synonyms
discouraging
deterring
advising against
persuading against
talking out of
Antonyms
persuading
encouraging
urging
exhorting
promoting
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
dissuadindo
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
dissuadindo
Standard usage in Portugal; may also use 'desaconselhando'
Related Idioms & Phrases
talking someone out of something
putting someone off
steering someone away from
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