What does suggestion mean?

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

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word suggestion.

Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

Wikidata

  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 Medicine

  1. Suggestion

    The uncritical acceptance of an idea or plan of action.

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

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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. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

    So my suggestion is, I think one of the reasons Donald Trump has been able to move so far to the right is that there is no primary opposition to Donald Trump, and I think it would do this country a good deal of service if people started thinking about candidates out there to begin contrasting what is a progressive agenda as opposed to what President Obama is doing, i think one of the reasons that President Obama has moved as far to the right as President Obama has is President Obama thinks President Obama can go all the way and no one will stand up to President Obama.

  2. Will Morrow:

    You get a different suggestion base when an entrepreneur comes in to meet with a corporate venture group than when you meet with a purely financial investor.

  3. Dominic Grieve:

    The suggestion that we could or should be taken out of the EU without the consent of the House of Commons is fundamentally wrong, and frankly unconstitutional.

  4. Dennis Moss:

    Harriet Tubman was the antithesis of slavery, i thought that suggestion was a good suggestion.

  5. Fidel Castro:

    My modest suggestion is that he reflects (on the U.S. role in South Africa and Cuba's in Angola) and not now try to elaborate theories about Cuban politics.

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