dissuasive
adjective
dis·sua·sive
| \ di-ˈswā-siv
, -ziv\
, -ziv\
Definition of dissuasive
: tending to dissuade
a dissuasive effect
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Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. — Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News, "Border arrests remain near peak of Trump era," 7 June 2018 Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. — Nick Miroff, Washington Post, "Border arrests exceed 50,000 for third month in a row," 6 June 2018 Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. — Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News, "Border arrests remain near peak of Trump era," 7 June 2018 Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. — Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News, "Border arrests remain near peak of Trump era," 7 June 2018 Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. — Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News, "Border arrests remain near peak of Trump era," 7 June 2018 Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. — Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News, "Border arrests remain near peak of Trump era," 7 June 2018 Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. — Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News, "Border arrests remain near peak of Trump era," 7 June 2018 Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. — Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News, "Border arrests remain near peak of Trump era," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dissuasive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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