Meaning
- (noun) The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
- (noun) An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
- (noun) A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief. “It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.”
- (noun) One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
- (noun) A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.
- (noun) (by extension, often humorous) Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.
Letter breakdown
- Persuasion contains 10 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Words from these letters
- aspersion
- neurosis
- resinous
- upraises
- arouses
- aspires
- insures
- paniers
- pansies
- parsons
- passion
- persona
- persons
- poseurs
- praises
- prisons
- pussier
- reasons
- seniors
- serious
- snipers
- soapier
- soupier
- spireas
- sprains
- sunrise
- upraise
- anuses
- aprons
- arisen
- arises
- arouse
- aspens
- aspire
- assure
- insure
- inures
- noises
- nosier
- nurses
- onuses
- operas
- opines
- opuses
- osiers
- panier
- parses
- parson
- passer
- pauses
- person
- pianos
- poises
- ponies
- posers
- poseur
- posies
- praise
- prison
Opposites
Connected words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with PER
- per
- perambulate
- perambulated
- perambulates
- perambulating
- perambulator
- perambulators
- percale
- percales
- perceivable
- perceive
- perceived
- perceives
- perceiving
- percent
- percentage
- percentages
- percentile
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Words ending with ION
Reader questions
What does Persuasion mean?
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
How many letters are in Persuasion?
Persuasion has 10 letters.
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