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mispersuasion

mispersuasion noun: a false persuasion; a wrong notion or opinion.

Noun

mispersuasion (plural mispersuasions)

  1. A false persuasion; a wrong notion or opinion.
    • My secrets ſins O Lord, are innumerable; ſins I noted not, ſins that I willingly neglected, ſins that I acted upon wilfull ignorance and voluntary miſperſuaſion1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC

Forms of mispersuasion

pluralmispersuasions

Origin of mispersuasion

From mis- + persuasion.

Questions about mispersuasion

What does mispersuasion mean?
Mispersuasion means a false persuasion; a wrong notion or opinion.
What part of speech is mispersuasion?
Mispersuasion is a noun.
What is the plural of mispersuasion?
The plural of mispersuasion is mispersuasions.

Words near mispersuasion in the dictionary

  1. mispersons
  2. mispersuade
  3. mispersuaded
  4. mispersuades
  5. mispersuading
  6. mispersuasion
  7. mispersuasions
  8. misphase
  9. misphased
  10. misphases
  11. misphasing

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