suggestible

English

Etymology

suggest + -ible

Adjective

suggestible (comparative more suggestible, superlative most suggestible)

  1. Susceptible to influence by suggestion; easily swayed.
    • 2012, Anne M. Ridley, Fiona Gabbert, David J. La Rooy, Suggestibility in Legal Contexts, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 1992:
      In Europe, through his clinical and forensic work, Gisli Gudjonsson noted that some individuals seemed to be more suggestible than others. This approach assumed that suggestibility is a trait and led to the development of a model of interrogative suggestibility (Gudjonsson & Clark, 1986).

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Catalan

Etymology

From the stem of suggestió.

Pronunciation

Adjective

suggestible m or f (masculine and feminine plural suggestibles)

  1. suggestible

Derived terms

  • suggestibilitat

Further reading

French

Etymology

From suggestion + -ible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syɡ.ʒɛs.tibl/

Adjective

suggestible (plural suggestibles)

  1. suggestible
    La suggestion posthypnotique a augmenté l’adhésion chez les participants hautement suggestibles.
    Posthypnotic suggestion increased adherence in highly suggestible participants.

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