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.
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So here are some suggestions for Johnson to consider.
—Dana Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
This contextual awareness allows for better real-time suggestions, such as reminding clinicians of ongoing care plans or unresolved issues that may affect the current consultation.
—Fernando Cowan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
His first few months as Chelsea’s head coach served as a proverbial middle finger to the suggestion — and bookies’ odds — that Enzo Maresca could be the first head coach to lose his job this season.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
So here are some suggestions for Johnson to consider.
—Dana Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
This contextual awareness allows for better real-time suggestions, such as reminding clinicians of ongoing care plans or unresolved issues that may affect the current consultation.
—Fernando Cowan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
His first few months as Chelsea’s head coach served as a proverbial middle finger to the suggestion — and bookies’ odds — that Enzo Maresca could be the first head coach to lose his job this season.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Suggestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suggestion. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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