HORTATION Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word hortation. (opposite meanings)

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	demurral				nounn
	noun • (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
	determent				nounn
	noun • a communication that makes you afraid to try something
	deterrence				nounn
	noun • a negative motivational influence • a communication that makes you afraid to try something • the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
	discouragement				nounn
	noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • the expression of opposition and disapproval • the act of discouraging
	dissuasion				nounn
	noun • a communication that dissuades you • persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
	exhortation				nounn
	noun • a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action • the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
	hindrance				nounn
	noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome • the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
	prohibition				nounn
	noun • a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages • a decree that prohibits something • the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment • refusal to approve or assent to • the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)