Tending to dissuade or persuade someone not to do something; discouraging or deterrent in nature.
From dissuasion + -ive (Latin suffix meaning 'tending to'). The adjective form describes something that has the quality or tendency of dissuading.
A dissuasive message is like a speed bump for decisions—it's not a hard 'no,' but it's designed to slow you down and make you reconsider before you act.
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