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autosuggestion

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au·to·sug·ges·tion  (ôt-sg-jschn)
n. Psychology
The process by which a person induces self-acceptance of an opinion, belief, or plan of action.
auto·sug·gest v.
auto·sug·gesti·bili·ty (--bl-t) n.
auto·sug·gesti·ble adj.
auto·sug·gestive (-tv) adj.
autosuggestion
Noun
a process in which a person unconsciously supplies the means of influencing his or her own behaviour or beliefs
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Noun1.autosuggestion - a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
auto-suggestion, self-suggestion
self-improvement, self-reformation - the act of improving yourself


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Strutting about with great show and braggadocio, he strove to impress his followers with the mere nothingness of so trivial a feat as flying birdlike thousands of yards above the jungle, though it was long until he had thoroughly convinced himself by the force of autosuggestion that he had enjoyed every instant of the flight and was already far advanced in the art of aviation.
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