autosuggestion

[ aw-toh-suhg-jes-chuhn, -suh- ]

noun

, Psychology.

1. suggestion arising from oneself, as the repetition of verbal messages as a means of changing behavior.

autosuggestion

/ ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒɛstʃən /

noun

1. a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs

Derived Forms

• ˌautosugˈgestive, adjective

Other Words From

• auto·sug·gesti·ble adjective
• auto·sug·gesti·bili·ty noun
• auto·sug·gestion·ist noun
• auto·sug·gestive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of autosuggestion¹

First recorded in 1885–90; auto- ¹ + suggestion

Related Words

• indication
• notion
• suspicion
• thought