autosuggestion
[ aw-toh-suh g-jes-chuh n, -suh- ]
/ ˌɔ toʊ səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, -sə- /
noun Psychology.
suggestion arising from oneself, as the repetition of verbal messages as a means of changing behavior.
RELATED WORDS
thought, suspicion, indication, notion, connotation, allusion, whisper, inkling, strain, signification, telltale, breath, cue, vein, reminder, insinuation, trace, symbol, clue, smack
Nearby words
- autosomal gene,
- autosome,
- autospore,
- autostability,
- autostrada,
- autotelic,
- autotheism,
- autotimer,
- autotomic,
- autotomize
Origin of autosuggestion
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autosuggestion
/ (ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒɛstʃən) /
noun
a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
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autosuggestion
also auto-suggestion, 1879, a hybrid from auto- + suggestion. The idea, and probably the model for the word, originally from French.
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autosuggestion
[ ô′tō-səg-jĕs′chən ]
n.
The dwelling upon an idea, thought, or concept, thereby inducing some change in the mental or bodily functions.
The process by which a person induces self-acceptance of an opinion, belief, or plan of action.
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