English-Estonian translations for persuasion

• tõekspidamine
• veendumus
  Seda on kinnitatud raportis, mille esitas Euroopa Komisjonile Hispaania valitsus, kelle poliitilised veendumused on teistsugused kui need, mida mina esindan. This is endorsed by the report sent to the European Commission by the Spanish Government, which is of a different political persuasion than the one that I represent.

Definition of persuasion

• The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
• An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
• A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
• One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
• Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature

Examples

• It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.

Related words

• persuasively
• persuasiveness
• persuasive
• persuasibility
• persuasive power