Designed to dissuade or advise against something; expressing discouragement or warning.
From dehort + -ative (adjective suffix), matching the pattern of exhortative for the opposite meaning.
A dehortative speech is the opposite of an inspirational one—think of a parent's dehortative warnings about the dangers of reckless driving, filled with real consequences.
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