autosuggestion
[ aw-toh-suhg-jes-chuhn, -suh- ]
nounPsychology.
suggestion arising from oneself, as the repetition of verbal messages as a means of changing behavior.
Origin of autosuggestion
1First recorded in 1885–90; auto-1 + suggestion
Other words from autosuggestion
- 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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British Dictionary definitions for autosuggestion
autosuggestion
/ (ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒɛstʃən) /
noun
a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
Derived forms of autosuggestion
- autosuggestive, adjective
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