adjective
- convinced to do something against one’s better judgment through excessive or persistent persuasion
Usage: often implies regret or that the persuasion was unwelcome
Examples
- She felt overpersuaded into buying the expensive car by the pushy salesman.
- He was overpersuaded by his friends to skip class, which he later regretted.
- The committee members were overpersuaded to approve the budget despite their initial concerns.
- I don’t want to be overpersuaded into making a decision I’m not comfortable with.
- After being overpersuaded to invest in the risky venture, she lost most of her savings.
- The jury appeared overpersuaded by the lawyer’s emotional but irrelevant arguments.