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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.

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

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