See Also: persuasion(medicine)
persuasion(dictionary)
persuasion(dictionary)
PERSUASION(law)

IBS (iou) and persuasion (oh)


IBS (iou)



IBS abbreviation.
Irritable bowel syndrome.

persuasion (oh)



[U] the act of persuading someone to do something
::After a little gentle persuasion , Debbie agreed to let us in.
::It had taken a great deal of persuasion to get him to accept.
::She used all her powers of persuasion (=skill at persuading people) to convince Tilly that it was the right thing to do.
[C] formal a particular type of belief, especially a political or religious one
political/religious persuasion
::We need people with talent, whatever their political persuasions.
::politicians of all persuasions
of the ... persuasion
formal of a particular type - often used humorously
::an ancient bed of the iron persuasion