suggestion

[ suh g-jes-chuh n, suh- ]
/ səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, sə- /
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noun

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Origin of suggestion

1300–50; Middle English suggestio(u)n incitement to evil < Medieval Latin suggestiōn- (stem of suggestiō), Latin: act of supplying an answer or hint, equivalent to suggest(us) (see suggest) + -iōn- -ion

synonym study for suggestion

1, 3. See advice.

OTHER WORDS FROM suggestion

coun·ter·sug·ges·tion, nounnon·sug·ges·tion, nounpre·sug·ges·tion, nounself-sug·ges·tion, noun

Words nearby suggestion

sugary, suger, suggest, suggestibility, suggestible, suggestion, suggestive, suggillation, sugh, sugi, suharto
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Words related to suggestions

resolution, instruction, tip, idea, invitation, motion, charge, proposition, recommendation, opinion, proposal, approach, thought, suspicion, indication, notion, brainchild, injunction, thesis, pitch

Example sentences from the Web for suggestions

British Dictionary definitions for suggestions

suggestion
/ (səˈdʒɛstʃən) /

noun

something that is suggested
a hint or indicationa suggestion of the odour of violets
psychol the process whereby the mere presentation of an idea to a receptive individual leads to the acceptance of that ideaSee also autosuggestion
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for suggestions

suggestion
[ səg-jĕs′chən, sə-jĕs′- ]

n.

Implanting of an idea in the mind of another by a word or act so as to influence conduct or physical condition.
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