unsellv.

Etymology: un- prefix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsell.

a. transitive. To discommend or speak dissuasively of (a commodity, idea, etc.) to (someone). Also absol. and reflexive. See sell v. 3h. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > demotivate [verb (transitive)] > dissuade > speak dissuasively of

discommend1533

dissuadea1535

disadmonish1611

counter-argue1661

to throw cold water on1808

unsell1943

society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (intransitive)] > not sell > discommend or speak dissuasively of

unsell1976

the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > demotivate [verb (reflexive)] > speak dissuasively of

unsell1986

1943 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Apr. 20/2 Selvage..said it was the job of public relations men like himself to ‘unsell the economic tommyrot of the New Deal to the public’.

1976 Harvard Business Rev. Sept. 115/1 When we start thinking about the unthinkable in advertising, we might consider how many ads ‘unsell’ rather than sell.

1977 Economist 17 Sept. 97/2 As ‘knocking copy’ becomes general in an industry, the sum total of its effect is to unsell the entire industry to the public.

1986 Sales & Marketing Managem. July 80/2 You're just taking a long time to sell, and you're probably unselling yourself along the way.

b. Const. on. To persuade (someone) against accepting or buying (a commodity, idea, etc.). See sell v. 3i. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > demotivate [verb (transitive)] > dissuade > persuade against

to turn out of ——c1300

dissuade1576

unsell1960

1960 V. Packard Waste Makers vii. 74 He sold women on boldness in nail enamel, then subsequently unsold them on bold in favor of muted enamel.

1965 Wall St. Jrnl. 21 July 1/6 We are..receiving an increasing number of letters from dissatisfied customers... It is a dead certainty that they are unselling their friends and neighbors on Chevrolet.

1978 Washington Post 1 June 7/1 To them, this is Washington. It's a disadvantage you have to unsell them on, persuade them they're not going to be in Washington but in Northern Virginia.

1986 N.Y. Times 16 May d14/B The country's greatest sellers will attempt to unsell a large segment of the population on illegal drug use.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	unsell
释义	unsellv. Etymology: un- prefix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsell. a. transitive. To discommend or speak dissuasively of (a commodity, idea, etc.) to (someone). Also absol. and reflexive. See sell v. 3h. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > demotivate [verb (transitive)] > dissuade > speak dissuasively of discommend1533 dissuadea1535 disadmonish1611 counter-argue1661 to throw cold water on1808 unsell1943 society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (intransitive)] > not sell > discommend or speak dissuasively of unsell1976 the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > demotivate [verb (reflexive)] > speak dissuasively of unsell1986 1943 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Apr. 20/2 Selvage..said it was the job of public relations men like himself to ‘unsell the economic tommyrot of the New Deal to the public’. 1976 Harvard Business Rev. Sept. 115/1 When we start thinking about the unthinkable in advertising, we might consider how many ads ‘unsell’ rather than sell. 1977 Economist 17 Sept. 97/2 As ‘knocking copy’ becomes general in an industry, the sum total of its effect is to unsell the entire industry to the public. 1986 Sales & Marketing Managem. July 80/2 You're just taking a long time to sell, and you're probably unselling yourself along the way. b. Const. on. To persuade (someone) against accepting or buying (a commodity, idea, etc.). See sell v. 3i. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > demotivate [verb (transitive)] > dissuade > persuade against to turn out of ——c1300 dissuade1576 unsell1960 1960 V. Packard Waste Makers vii. 74 He sold women on boldness in nail enamel, then subsequently unsold them on bold in favor of muted enamel. 1965 Wall St. Jrnl. 21 July 1/6 We are..receiving an increasing number of letters from dissatisfied customers... It is a dead certainty that they are unselling their friends and neighbors on Chevrolet. 1978 Washington Post 1 June 7/1 To them, this is Washington. It's a disadvantage you have to unsell them on, persuade them they're not going to be in Washington but in Northern Virginia. 1986 N.Y. Times 16 May d14/B The country's greatest sellers will attempt to unsell a large segment of the population on illegal drug use. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < v.1943
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