dissuasive

[ dih-swey-siv ]

adjective

1. tending or liable to dissuade.

Other Words From

• dis·suasive·ly adverb
• dis·suasive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissuasive¹

First recorded in 1600–10; dissuas(ion) + -ive

Example Sentences

District police, riot police and officers in civilian clothes patrol the sector to create a “mesh of police of all types at all moments,” a dissuasive presence ready for action, he said.

From Seattle Times

“There’s a lot of potential for these dissuasive warning labels, dissuasive cigarettes, to be impactful.”

From New York Times

"The DSA includes dissuasive sanctions including a ban in the EU in case of repeated serious breaches threatening the life or safety of people," he said.

From Reuters

“To be credible, the new Code of Practice will be backed up by the DSA — including for heavy dissuasive sanctions,” said the EU’s commissioner for the internal market, Thierry Breton, in a press statement.

From The Verge

"The DSA provides a legal backbone to the Code of Practice against disinformation – including heavy dissuasive sanctions," EU industry chief Thierry Breton, who is leading the EU's crackdown on disinformation, told Reuters in a statement.

From Reuters