something suggested, as a piece of advice: We made the suggestion that she resign.
a slight trace: He speaks with a suggestion of a foreign accent.
the calling up in the mind of one idea by another by virtue of some association or of some natural connection between the ideas.
the idea thus called up.
Psychology.
the process of inducing a thought, sensation, or action in a receptive person without using persuasion and without giving rise to reflection in the recipient.
the thought, sensation, or action induced in this way.
Origin of suggestion
1300–50; Middle English suggestio(u)n incitement to evil <Medieval Latin suggestiōn- (stem of suggestiō), Latin: act of supplying an answer or hint, equivalent to suggest(us) (see suggest) + -iōn--ion
Goulette knows this suggestion is so laughably distasteful and naive to those in power that uttering it as the director of a nonprofit like the Watershed Research and Training Center gets you kicked out of the room.
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There have even been suggestions that turnout exceeded 100% at some polling stations.
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Prominent political scientist Christian Hacke has been direct in his suggestions for Berlin to build a nuclear arsenal.
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I’ve heard a suggestion that developers could potentially offer a better experience to users who opt in to tracking and a lesser experience for those who opt out.
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Your customers will gradually get hooked to the products you offer and the buyer-relation suggestions you provide.
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That suggestion turns absurd when you consider the long list of corrupt Democrat politicians Lynch has sent to prison.
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At the suggestion of founder Maneesh Goyal, the company went with a Pee-wee Herman theme.
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When asked by a public radio why Cuomo sounded as if he was encouraging Clinton to run, he smiled and dismissed the suggestion.
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But Hagel just as quickly shut down the suggestion, saying he was disinclined to review the policy formally.
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These witnesses should be of the same gender as the employee, to avoid any suggestion of a “sexual subtext”.
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Arnold forced himself to accept the suggestion with some appearance of pleasure.
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Do not let the lieutenant take too many chances, is my suggestion.
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Lancken stiffened perceptibly at this suggestion and refused, frankly, saying that he could not do anything of the sort.
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This suggestion of a divine fire under the control of Moses opens an interesting speculation.
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There was a faulty side, however, to the Masterson suggestion.
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British Dictionary definitions for suggestion
suggestion
/ (səˈdʒɛstʃən) /
noun
something that is suggested
a hint or indicationa suggestion of the odour of violets
psycholthe process whereby the mere presentation of an idea to a receptive individual leads to the acceptance of that ideaSee also autosuggestion