autosuggestion

See also: auto-suggestion

English

Alternative forms

auto-suggestion

Etymology

auto- +‎ suggestion

Noun

autosuggestion (countable and uncountable, plural autosuggestions)

(psychology, uncountable) The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis.
(psychology, countable) An instance of suggesting a thought to oneself.
(computing, uncountable) An autosuggest feature.

Synonyms

(psychology): self-suggestion

Derived terms

autosuggestionist

Related terms

Translations

suggesting thoughts to oneself

Catalan: autosuggestió f
Finnish: itsesuggestio
French: autosuggestion (fr) f
Japanese: 自己暗示 (ja) (jiko anji)
Malay: saranan kendiri
Polish: autosugestia (pl) f
Romanian: autosugestie (ro) f
Spanish: autosugestión f

French

Etymology

From auto- +‎ suggestion.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o.to.zyɡ.ʒɛs.tjɔ̃/, /ɔ.to.zyɡ.ʒɛs.tjɔ̃/
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Noun

autosuggestion f (plural autosuggestions)

autosuggestion

Related terms

autosuggestionner

Further reading

“autosuggestion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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