suggestion
noun
Simple meaning
The act of inducing hypnosis.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
suhgjehschuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
səɡˈdʒɛstʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
countable
Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
The act of inducing hypnosis
countablepsychology
Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.
uncountable
The act of suggesting.
The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
Used this way, suggestion is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use suggestion
- “It was a suggestion we couldn't refuse.”noun
- “The picnic was her suggestion.”noun
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A system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
A suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened.
A system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
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