Definitions for suasion

suasion sua·sion

Spelling: [swey-zhuh n]
IPA: /ˈsweɪ ʒən/

Suasion is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 134 anagrams from letters in suasion (ainossu).

Definitions for suasion

noun

  1. the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
  2. an instance of this; a persuasive effort.

Origin of suasion

1325-75; Middle English Latin suāsiōn- (stem of suāsiō), equivalent to suās(us), past participle of suādēre to advise (suād-, verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s) + -iōn-

Examples for suasion

No orders, no suasion, could touch Grip now; neither could any form of attack move his anger.

She laid her hand upon my sleeve and 'neath the suasion of her touch I moved away.

Having exhausted his powers of suasion in vain, he left her to think over it, and sallied forth crestfallen.

He had no alternative but to obey the suasion of Mr. Rassendyll's arm, and they two began to walk down the Konigstrasse.

Just a flicker of vindictiveness crept into Melun's eyes, and under the suasion of firearms he turned again to the bag.

Much can be done by suggestion and suasion regarding the choice of mates and the rearing of large families.

Just a flicker of vindictiveness crept into Boris' eyes, and under the suasion of firearms he turned again to the bag.

No process of suasion will be necessary, however, if their intimate association is prevented.

And so, by the suasion of his arm and his imperious will, she was swept onward along the road of her destiny.

The strip of board ceased to move to the suasion of his hand.

Word Value for suasion
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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