English Explanatory Dictionary

suggestion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
  2. The act of suggesting.
  3. Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.
  4. 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.
  5. Information, insinuation, speculation, as opposed to a sworn testimony and evidence.

Pronunciation

/səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/ [səˈd͡ʒɛʃ.t͡ʃən] /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/ en-us-suggestion.ogg

Word forms

suggestion suggestions

Etymology

From Middle English suggestion, from Anglo-Norman suggestioun, sugestiun, from Latin suggestiō, from suggerō (“suggest”, verb), from Latin sub- (“from below, up”) + gerō (“to bring”). Equivalent to suggest + -ion. Related to English up-, cast.

Synonyms

hint incitement proposal

Related words

suggest suggestive

Derived words

autosuggestion auto-suggestion countersuggestion desuggestion heterosuggestion hypnotic suggestion missuggestion narcosuggestion nonsuggestion posthypnotic suggestion power of suggestion self-suggestion serving suggestion suggestional suggestion box suggestionism suggestionist
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