V. WORDS RELATING TO THE VOLUNTARY POWERS; INDIVIDUAL VOLITION

I. VOLITION IN GENERAL

2. Causes of volition

Dissuasion.

[Nouns] dissuasion, dehortation, expostulation, remonstrance; deprecation [more].

discouragement, damper, wet blanket.

cohibition (restraint) [more]; curb (means of restraint) [more]; check (hindrance) [more].

reluctance (unwillingness) [more]; contraindication.

[Verbs] dissuade, dehort, cry out against, remonstrate, expostulate, warn, contraindicate.

disincline, indispose, shake, stagger; dispirit; discourage, dishearten, disenchant; deter; hold back, keep back (restrain) [more]; render averse [more]; repel; turn aside (deviation) [more]; wean from; act as a drag (hinder) [more]; throw cold water on, damp, cool, chill, blunt, calm, quiet, quench; deprecate [more].

[Adjectives] dissuading; dissuasive; dehortatory, expostulatory; monitive, monitory.

dissuaded; admonitory; uninduced (induce [more]); unpersuadable (obstinate) [more]; averse (unwilling) [more]; repugnant (dislike) [more].