† dispersuasionn.
Obsolete.
Want of persuasion or feeling of certainty.Apparently an isolated use.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun]
studyinglOE
orrathnessc1175
doubta1225
balance1297
were1303
doubtancec1325
unsickernessc1340
wilsomenessa1400
wonda1400
scriple?a1425
ambiguityc1425
diswerec1440
dubitationc1450
variation?1473
incertainty1483
doubting1486
doubtfulness1526
scrupulousness1526
scruple1548
uncertainty1548
disputation1549
irresolution1592
swithering1597
hesitance1601
incertitude1601
unpersuadedness1612
inassurance1614
hesitancy1617
unsettledness1619
hesitation1622
unsatisfaction1643
unsatisfiedness1646
dubitancy1649
insecurity1649
dispersuasion1653
unassuredness1660
scrupling1665
unconfidencea1670
swither1719
dubietyc1750
mank1808
suspense1816
dubitating1837
doubtingness1840
1653 R. Sanderson Serm. Newport 23 Many a good soul..could never yet..be so well perswaded of the sincerity of his own repentance..as to think that God would..accept it. The censure were very hard..to call such his dis-perswasion by the name of despair.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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