Definitions for Suggestion
səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, sə-sug·ges·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 6 votes

1. suggestionnoun

   an idea that is suggested

   "the picnic was her suggestion"

2. suggestion, proposition, proffernoun

   a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

   "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

3. trace, hint, suggestionnoun

   a just detectable amount

   "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

4. suggestion, promptingnoun

   persuasion formulated as a suggestion

5. suggestionnoun

   the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

6. hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestionnoun

   the act of inducing hypnosis

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. suggestionnoun

   Something suggested.

2. suggestionnoun

   The act of suggesting.

   Suggestion often works better than explicit demand.

3. suggestionnoun

   Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.

   He's somehow picked up the suggestion that I like peanuts.

4. Etymology: From suggestioun, suggestion (modern French suggestion), from suggestio, from suggero.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suggestionnoun

   Private hint; intimation; insinuation; secret notification.

   Etymology: [ suggestion, Fr. from suggest.

   It allayeth all base and earthly cogitations, banisheth and driveth away those evil secret suggestions which our invisible enemy is always apt to minister. Richard Hooker.

   I met lord Bigot and lord Salisbury,
   And other more going to seek the grave
   Of Arthur, who, they say, is kill’d to night
   On your suggestion. William Shakespeare, King John.

   He was a man
   Of an unbounded stomach, ever ranking
   Himself with princes: one that by suggestion
   Tied all the kingdom. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   The native and untaught suggestions of inquisitive children. John Locke.

   Another way is letting the mind, upon the suggestion of any new notion, run after similies. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suggestion

   Suggestion is the psychological process by which a person guides their own or another person's desired thoughts, feelings, and behaviors by presenting stimuli that may elicit them as reflexes instead of relying on conscious effort. Nineteenth-century writers on psychology such as William James used the words "suggest" and "suggestion" in the context of a particular idea which was said to suggest another when it brought that other idea to mind. Early scientific studies of hypnosis by Clark Leonard Hull and others extended the meaning of these words in a special and technical sense (Hull, 1933). The original neuropsychological theory of hypnotic suggestion was based upon the ideomotor reflex response that William B. Carpenter declared, in 1852, was the principle through which James Braid's hypnotic phenomena were produced.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suggestion

   A suggestion is a proposal or idea put forward for consideration or action by others. It is often a recommendation or advice offered with the aim to help or guide someone to make decisions or choices. It can also refer to the act of putting forward such an idea or hinting at something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Suggestionnoun

   the act of suggesting; presentation of an idea

2. Suggestionnoun

   that which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret incitement; temptation

3. Suggestionnoun

   charge; complaint; accusation

4. Suggestionnoun

   information without oath; an entry of a material fact or circumstance on the record for the information of the court, at the death or insolvency of a party

5. Suggestionnoun

   the act or power of originating or recalling ideas or relations, distinguished as original and relative; -- a term much used by Scottish metaphysicians from Hutcherson to Thomas Brown

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suggestion

   Suggestion is the psychological process by which one person guides the thoughts, feelings, or behaviour of another. Nineteenth century writers on psychology such as William James used the words "suggest" and "suggestion" in senses close to those they have in common speech—one idea was said to suggest another when it brought that other idea to mind. Early scientific studies of hypnosis by Clark Leonard Hull and others extended the meaning of these words in a special and technical sense. The original neuro-psychological theory of hypnotic suggestion was based upon the ideo-motor reflex response of William B. Carpenter and James Braid.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suggestion

   The uncritical acceptance of an idea or plan of action.

Matched Categories

1. • Higher Cognitive Process
   • Idea
   • Influence
   • Persuasion
   • Proposal

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Suggestion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3365

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Suggestion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2069

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Suggestion' in Nouns Frequency: #893

How to pronounce Suggestion?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suggestion in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suggestion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Suggestion in a Sentence

1. Steve Scalise:

   So far, there's been no suggestion that we cannot continue to go forward.

2. Serge Hefez:

   These adolescents are undergoing a process of suggestion which is almost at the level of hypnosis.

3. Austin Mayor Steve Adler:

   His suggestion that people experiencing homelessness are criminals is not true, its kind of like saying all immigrants are rapists. Its harmful to a community where we demonize people like that.

4. Congressman John Lewis of Georgia:

   I believe - Itruly believe - the time to begin impeachment proceedings against this president has come, todelay or to do otherwise will betray the foundation of our democracy. CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTER Are you confused yet ? If so, we dont blame you. If you left town for the week, you may be wondering what the hell is going on exactly. Impeachment ? For years, they told you that Donald Trump was going to be impeached for colluding with Russia, spying for Putin. Then it turned out Donald Trump didnt do that. The story evaporated into dust and seemed to blow away. Then just a few days ago, they were grumbling about impeachment again, and they dragged in Corey Lewandowski. Remember Corey Lewandowski ? They brought Corey Lewandowski to Capitol Hill to make their case. That didnt go well at all. Rep. Nadler You, D-N.Y., House Judiciary Committee chairman : And so we ask you, is it correct that as reported in the Mueller report on June 19th, 2017, you met alone in the Oval Office with the president ? Corey Lewandowski, former Donald Trump campaign manager : Did you read the exact language of the report ? I dont have it available to me. Nadler You : I dont think I need to do that. I have limited time. Did you meet alone with the President on that date ? Lewandowski : Congressman, Id like you to refresh my memory by providing a copy of the report so I can follow along. Nadler You : You dont have a copy with you ? Lewandowski I dont have a copy of the report, congressman. Nadler You dont have any independent recollection of whether you met with the President on that date. Lewandowski : Congressman, Im just trying to find in the Mueller report where it states that. Nadler You : Well, you have it in front of you. I gave you the page number. Corey Lewandowski : We are on Page 90, is it, sir ? Unidentified male : Mr. Chairman, youve got to the clock. Nadler You : No, I dont have to start the clock. Nadler You is filibustering. It didnt take much for Chairman Nadler to collapse live on C - SPAN -- pretty embarrassing. Youd think at some point, Democrats might just decide to run a real presidential campaign in 2020 and beat Donald Trump that way, just like in a democracy. It would have to be more effective than what theyre doing now, and the numbers show it. As of this morning, Donald Trump Trumps approval rating was the highest it has been since the inauguration. But no, Democrat dont want to wait until the next election. They dont want to wait until November. Politics takes too long, and it leaves too much to chance. The risk of democracy is voters might not agree with you. Hillary Clinton learned that the hard way in 2016. And the one thing Democrats dont want to do is to repeat that. Better to remove your opponents by force, if you can. Which brings us to the latest question of impeachment : What exactly is this about ? Sorry to laugh in the middle of this -- weve spent all day trying to figure out what is the impeachment story. Its about Ukraine. Its less than a week old. And so you might be forgiven for not understanding why would the president be impeached for a story that the Democrats literally cant explain ? What did the president do wrong ? Were going to do our best to tell you the case that theyre making. And honestly, as we said, its confusing and not all that interesting. Within a sentence, here is what theyre saying. Theyre saying that in a phone call with the president of Ukraine, Donald Trump threatened to delay a $ 400 million military aid package to Ukraine, unless the Ukrainian government agreed to investigate possible criminal activity involving Joe Bidens son. Why Joe Bidens son ? Well for five years, Joe Bidens son, Joe Bidens, it turns out, was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to serve on the board of a Ukrainian gas company. Why would Joe Bidens son be on the board of a Ukrainian gas company ? Joe Bidens had no experience in the energy business. Joe Bidens didnt speak the relevant language. Joe Bidens apparently had no experience whatsoever in the region. It turns out at that very moment, Joe Biden was President Obamas point man for Ukraine. Oh. So at a certain point during this saga, the gas company in question was investigated. And then in 2016, the Ukrainian prosecutor overseeing that investigation was fired. Apparently, he was fired under pressure from Joe Biden. Now to the layman, that looks a lot like corruption. What does it have to do with the president being impeached ? Well, the accusation is that Donald Trump suggested that that squelched investigation deserved a second look. And Democrats say that suggestion was an impeachable offense. Are you following this ? Of course, there are plenty of other reasons that the U.S. might not want to send $ 400 million to Ukraine. Its a notoriously corrupt country, for one thing. What do we get out of it, is another. And by the way, sending military aid to Ukraine may please the neocons in CNN -- Bill Kristol was strongly for it -- but it also greatly increases the chances of conflict with Russia. And of course, that would mean nuclear conflict potentially. Whats the point of that, exactly ? Nobody has bothered to explain why sending $ 400 million in military aid to Ukraine is in the interest of the United States. They havent even thought to explain that. Theyre too busy yelling about impeachment. And theyre doing it with all the hysterical intensity that has become the hallmark of the modern left. They have a lot of energy. Too bad, none of it is focused on the countrys real problems, and there are a lot of them. We dont want to go through the same litany again, but we will hit on just a couple because theyre worth mentioning. Our national debt is exploding. And that includes credit card debt, by the way. Personal debt at Donald Trumps approval rating ever measured. We have a war in Afghanistan that we cant seem to win or end. Our towns outside the big cities are being decimated and desiccated by opioids and suicide. If you havent been there, drive through and take a look for yourself. We have basically an open border with Mexico. Tech companies trying to control our freedom of speech. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In many ways, our country is on the wrong track, and people know it. Everybody knows it, Democrats and Republicans. But instead of trying to fix any of that, Democrats want to spend the next year explaining -- and they plan to -- why it was perfectly fair for Joe Bidens neer-do-well sonto get 600 grand a year from Ukrainian oligarchs. Thats totally fine. But its somehow criminal for Donald Trump to ask about that. Thats the message. Good luck with that. Hard to imagine many voters will be impressed by it. Adapted from Tucker Carlsons monologue from.

5. Orson Welles:

   I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won't contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you. That's what gives the theater meaning: when it becomes a social act.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Suggestion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suggestion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Suggestion
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suggestion
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Suggestion
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Suggestion