auto-suggestion

[aw-toh-suhg-jes-chuhn, -suh-]

noun Psychology.

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

Origin:
1885–90; auto-¹ + suggestion

Related forms

au·to·sug·gest·i·ble, adjective

au·to·sug·gest·i·bil·i·ty, noun

au·to·sug·ges·tion·ist, noun

au·to·sug·ges·tive, adjective

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Medical Dictionary

autosuggestion au·to·sug·ges·tion (ô'tō-səg-jěs'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.

au'to·sug·gest' v.
au'to·sug·gest'i·bil'i·ty (-ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
au'to·sug·gest'i·ble adj.
au'to·sug·ges'tive (-tĭv) adj.

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