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Meaning of dehortation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
diːˌhɔːˈteɪʃən

Definitions

Advice against something; dissuasion.

archaic, uncountable, usually

Examples

“And thus much for the ſecond thing conſiderable in the Dehortation; namely, the Thing we are therein dehorted from, which is, that mean, ſordid, and degrading Vice of Covetouſneſs.”
“Croker dehorts me from visiting Ireland, from which I do not need much dehortation, considering the aspect in that miserable country.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

dehortative dehorter dehospitalization DEHP Dehra Dun Dehradun

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