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suggestion
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sug·ges·tion  (sg-jschn, s-js-)
n.
1. The act of suggesting.
2. Something suggested: We ordered the shrimp, a suggestion of the waiter.
3. The sequential process by which one thought or mental image leads to another.
4.
a. A psychological process by which an idea is induced in or adopted by another without argument, command, or coercion.
b. An idea or response so induced.
5. A hint or trace: just a suggestion of makeup; the first suggestion of trouble ahead.

suggestion
Noun
1. something that is suggested
2. a hint or indication: the entire castle gave no suggestion of period
3. Psychol the process whereby the presentation of an idea to a receptive individual leads to the acceptance of that idea
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.suggestionsuggestion - an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"
idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
glimmering, inkling, intimation, glimmer - a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
posthypnotic suggestion - 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
2.suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
hint, intimation, breath - an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
touch, trace, ghost - a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
feeler, overture, advance, approach - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
3.suggestionsuggestion - a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
spark - a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"
4.suggestion - persuasion formulated as a suggestion
persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
5.suggestion - the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
6.suggestionsuggestion - the act of inducing hypnosis
influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort

suggestion
Translations
Spanish suggestion [səˈdʒɛstʃən] nsugerencia;
there's no suggestion of ... → no hay indicación or evidencia de ...

French suggestion [səˈdʒɛstʃən] suggest nsuggestion f
German suggestion [səˈdʒɛstʃən] suggest nVorschlag m;
(indication) → Anflug m;
(trace) → Spur f

Italian suggestion [səˈdʒɛstʃən] nsuggerimento, proposta

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Paraliminal hypnotic suggestion has come a long way in the past twenty years.
Hypnosis has also been useful, by determining the precipitating cause of pseudoseizures and then abolishing it by hypnotic suggestion.
He claimed to have been helped in his own mental difficulties by a professor's use of hypnotic suggestion and tells a personal anecdote about how this phenomenon worked over "a great distance.
 
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