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suggestion

DEFINITIONS OF: suggestion

1

n an idea that is suggested

“the picnic was her suggestion”
Types:
glimmer, glimmering, inkling, intimation
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
posthypnotic suggestion
a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened
Type of:
idea, thought
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

n a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

“it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse”
Synonyms:
proffer, proposition
Types:
breath, hint, intimation
an indirect suggestion
ghost, touch, trace
a suggestion of some quality
advance, approach, feeler, overture
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Type of:
proposal
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

n the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

Type of:
higher cognitive process
cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use

n persuasion formulated as a suggestion

Synonyms:
prompting
Type of:
persuasion, suasion
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

n the act of inducing hypnosis

Synonyms:
hypnotism, mesmerism
Type of:
influence
causing something without any direct or apparent effort

n a just detectable amount

Synonyms:
hint, trace
Types:
spark
a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
Type of:
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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