persuasion
noun
[ pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n ]
• the action or process of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.
• "Monica needed plenty of persuasion before she actually left"
Similar:
coaxing,
persuading,
coercion,
inducement,
convincing,
blandishment,
encouragement,
urging,
prompting,
inveiglement,
temptation,
cajolery,
enticement,
wheedling,
pressure,
moral pressure,
sweet-talking,
smooth-talking,
soft-soaping,
arm-twisting,
suasion,
• a belief or set of beliefs, especially religious or political ones.
• "writers of all political persuasions"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin persuasio(n- ), from the verb persuadere (see persuade).
