autosuggestion

American  

[aw-toh-suhg-jes-chuhn, -suh-] / ˌɔ toʊ səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, -sə- /

noun

Psychology.

1. suggestion arising from oneself, as the repetition of verbal messages as a means of changing behavior.

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autosuggestion British  

/ ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒɛstʃən /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• autosuggestibility noun
• autosuggestible adjective
• autosuggestionist noun
• autosuggestive adjective

Etymology

Origin of autosuggestion

First recorded in 1885–90; auto- ¹ + suggestion

Example Sentences

Some of this, of course, may be a matter of autosuggestion.

From New York Times

They added more and more to his concern about his stomach, and furnished him with numerous sources of autosuggestion.

From Project Gutenberg

The most wonderful thing in the world is autosuggestion.

From Project Gutenberg

It may have been autosuggestion, induced by the child's great need of him, but whatever it was was vaguely soothing.

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"Meanwhile," he added, "the limits of the power of autosuggestion are not yet known; final recovery is possible."

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Related Words

• indication
• notion
• suspicion
• thought