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

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How to pronounce suggestion?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say suggestion in sign language?

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 Smith:

   Mr. Zarauskas is a sporadically employed New Jersey construction worker who likes to go to flea markets, he was never present when a tusk crossed the border, and we think any suggestion that he knew the tusks were illegal is shaky.

2. Jim Greer:

   We have always sought to provide a wide variety of content and programming that would be of interest to customers, and do not dictate or control programming on channels we carry, any suggestion otherwise is wrong.

3. Sophie David:

   He says he only wanted to extort money from the Thalys passengers, and nothing else, he denies any terrorist dimension to his actions -- the suggestion makes him almost laugh.

4. Benedict Evans:

   The current dynamic is very favorable to Apple, and this is a suggestion that we might shift to a different dynamic where Google would have a very strong advantage, no matter what you do to an app store, you always have that underlying problem: It's a list of a million things.

5. State John Kerry:

   It purports to tell the world that if you want to have any confidence in your dealings with America, they have to negotiate with 535 members of Congress, that is both untrue and a profoundly bad suggestion to make.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=suggestion