persuasion

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

per·sua·sion (pər-swāʹzhən)n.
1. The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded: “The persuasion of a democracy to big changes is at best a slow process” (Harold J. Laski).
2. The ability or power to persuade: “Three foremost aids to persuasion which occur to me are humility, concentration, and gusto” (Marianne Moore).
3. A strongly held opinion; a conviction. See Synonyms at opinion.
4.
a. A body of religious beliefs; a religion:
worshipers of various persuasions.
b. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.
5. Informal. Kind; sort: “the place where... rockers of any gender or persuasion can become megastars” (Christopher John Farley).  [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin persuāsiō, persuāsiōn-, from persuāsus, past participle of persuādēre, to persuade. See persuade.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  opinion, sentiment, view, thought, suasion