AUTOSUGGESTION

autosuggestion, auto-suggestion, self-suggestion

(noun) a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

autosuggestion (countable and uncountable, plural autosuggestions)

The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis.

An instance of suggesting a thought to oneself.

(computing, uncountable) An autosuggest feature.

Synonyms

• self-suggestion

Source: Wiktionary


Au`to*sug*ges"tion, n. [Auto-+ suggestion.] (Med.)

Definition: Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, esp. in hypnotism. Autosuggestion is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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