# dissuade

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈsweɪd/ · frequency rank #28,519

## Definitions
1. To convince not to try or do.

## Etymology
From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“I urge differently”, “I advise against”, “I dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + suādeō (“I recommend”, “I advise”, “I urge”).

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddissuade`, `dissaude`, `dissuadde`, `dissuaed`, `dissudae`, `disuade`, `disusade`, `dsisuade`, `idssuade`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dissuade