Your powers of persuasion will prove to be useless, this time!
I was the happy victim of her feminine persuasion. Let's try a little subtle persuasion.
The word persuasive is an adjective. It means to be able to persuade or convince.
The root word of persuasion is "persuade," which comes from the Latin word "persuadere" meaning "to convince" or "to advise."
She used her powers of persuasion to convince the group to vote in her favor.
The word "persuasion" appears one time in the KJV bible (Galatians 5:8).
The word is spelled persuasion.
The abstract noun form for the verb to persuade are persuasion, and the gerund, persuading.Related abstract noun forms are persuasiveness, persuadability, and persuasibility.
The word "persuasion" already is a noun. It comes from the verb "to persuade." It also has an adjective form, "persuasive."
The word "persuasion" already is a noun. It comes from the verb "to persuade." It also has an adjective form, "persuasive."
indoctrination, manipulation, persuasion
The word "persuasion" comes from the Latin word "persuadere," which means "to convince" or "to persuade." It is derived from the prefix "per-" (thoroughly) and "suadere" (to advise or recommend).