dehortative

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Synonyms: exhortative, cohortative, hortative, decorative, denotative, dehortation, deformative

Antonyms: exhortative, cohortative, hortative, decorative, denotative, dehortation, deformative

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Adjective

1. [[dissuasive|Dissuasive]].
2. {{lb|en|grammar}} [[indicate|Indicating]] a [[negative]] [[imperative]] or [[cautionary]] sense.

Noun

1. Anything that serves to [[dissuade]]; a [[disincentive]] or [[discouragement]].
2. {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[syntactic]] [[marker]], [[word]], or [[phrase]] that indicates a dehortative sense.

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