suggestion
noun
sug·ges·tion
səg-ˈjes-chən 
sə-ˈjes-,
-ˈjesh-
1
a
: the act or process of suggesting
b
: something suggested
2
a
: the process by which a physical or mental state is influenced by a thought or idea
the power of suggestion
b
: the process by which one thought leads to another especially through association of ideas
3
: a slight indication : trace
a suggestion of a smile
Examples of suggestion in a Sentence
Do you have any suggestions?
Please send comments and suggestions to our post office box.
I have a suggestion: call the store and ask them about it.
I'd like to offer a suggestion.
I reject his suggestion that we shouldn't have helped them.
trying to influence people's thoughts by using suggestion
The director relies on the power of suggestion rather than explicitly showing the murder.
Recent Examples on the Web
David Meyer Want to send thoughts or suggestions to Data Sheet?
—
David Meyer, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
Investigators also found no suggestion of a struggle or dragging.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
Other residents mentioned the same suggestion on feedback boards at Thursday’s community meeting.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Fill out this survey to offer suggestions on Great Lakes stories.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen resisted suggestions to issue an emergency declaration and later declined assistance from Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
There is no other regional guidance, but the European suggestion is internationally applicable.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Boots on the ground, the suggestion of a real city, are the only way to create intimacy and human stakes.
—Alan Zilberman, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Your daughter’s suggestion for a regular Zoom meeting was a great one.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
David Meyer, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
Investigators also found no suggestion of a struggle or dragging.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
Other residents mentioned the same suggestion on feedback boards at Thursday’s community meeting.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Fill out this survey to offer suggestions on Great Lakes stories.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen resisted suggestions to issue an emergency declaration and later declined assistance from Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
There is no other regional guidance, but the European suggestion is internationally applicable.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Boots on the ground, the suggestion of a real city, are the only way to create intimacy and human stakes.
—Alan Zilberman, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Your daughter’s suggestion for a regular Zoom meeting was a great one.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Suggestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suggestion. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
suggestion
noun
sug·ges·tion
sə(g)-ˈjes-chən
-ˈjesh-
1
a
: the act or process of suggesting
b
: something (as a thought or plan) that is suggested
2
a
: the process by which a physical or mental state is influenced by a thought or idea
the power of suggestion
b
: the process by which one thought leads to another especially through association of ideas
c
: a way of influencing attitudes and behavior hypnotically
3
: a slight indication
a suggestion of a smile
Medical Definition
suggestion
noun
sug·ges·tion
sə(g)-ˈjes-chən, -ˈjesh-
1
a
: the act or process of impressing something (as an idea, attitude, or desired action) upon the mind of another
suggestion in response to propaganda—Psychological Abstracts
Psychological Abstracts
b
: the process by which a physical or mental state is influenced by a thought or idea
the power of suggestion
2
: something impressed upon the mind by suggestion
the posthypnotic carrying out of suggestions held in the unconscious—G. S. Blum
G. S. BlumLegal Definition
suggestion
noun
sug·ges·tion
1
a
: the act or process of suggesting
b
: something suggested
2
: an entry on the record of a fact or circumstance (as the death or insolvency of a party) material to a case and essential for the court in making its determination
reference to a party's death in a pleading was not the equivalent of a formal suggestion of death on the record—Kissic v. Liberty Nat'l Life Ins. Co., 641 So. 2d 250 (1994)
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