Goad vs Dissuade - What's the difference?
goad | dissuade |
A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
* Macaulay
To prod with a goad.
To encourage or stimulate.
To incite or provoke.
To convince not to try or do.
Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.
As verbs the difference between goad and dissuade
is that goad is to prod with a goad while dissuade is .As a noun goad
is a long, pointed stick used to prod animals.goad
English
Noun
(en noun)- The daily goad urging him to the daily toil.
Verb
(en verb)- goading a boy to fight
