persuasion.

1. Influencing beliefs or actions through argument or appeal.

2. A particular system of beliefs or identifying outlook.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• power of persuasion
• gentle persuasion

On the page

The proposal relied on persuasion rather than sanctions.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.