contra-suggestibleadj.
Psychology.
Tending to respond to a suggestion by believing or doing the contrary.
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contra-suggestible1919
1919 L. Dougall in B. H. Streeter Spirit vii. 254 We may be contra-suggestible by nature, i.e. we may be inclined to oppose whatever any other human being suggests to us.
1921 J. Drever Psychol. of Everyday Life v. 55 Under certain circumstances most people can become contrasuggestible.
1956 C. W. Valentine Normal Child x. 164 The children tended to divide into two groups, (a) very suggestible, and (b) contra-suggestible.
Derivatives
ˌcontra-suggestiˈbility n. the quality or condition of being contra-suggestible.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > sublimation of libido > [noun] > tendency to do the opposite
contra-suggestibility1920
contra-suggestion1921
1920 Mind XXIX. 282 It may be that I am the victim of contra-suggestibility.
1925 C. Fox Educ. Psychol. viii. 203 Sufficient prestige to keep contra-suggestibility within bounds.
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