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   suggestion

   /səˈdʒɛstʃən/

   noun

   • 1. an idea or plan put forward for consideration: "here are some suggestions for tackling the problem" Similar proposalpropositionmotionsubmissionrecommendationadvicecounselexhortationhinttipcluetip-offideapiece of advice
   • ▪ the action of suggesting something: "at my suggestion, the museum held an exhibition of his work" Similar insinuationhintimplicationintimationinnuendoimputation
   • 2. something that implies or indicates a certain fact or situation: "there is no suggestion that he was involved in any wrongdoing" Similar insinuationhintimplicationintimationinnuendoimputation
   • ▪ a slight indication of something: "there was a suggestion of a smile on his lips" Similar hinttracetouchsuspiciontingemodicumdashsoupçonghostsemblanceshadowglimmerimpressionbreathwhiffundertonewhispernuanceundertoneconnotation
   • 3. the action of calling up an idea in someone's mind by associating it with other things: "the power of suggestion"
   • ▪ the action of influencing a person to accept an idea or belief uncritically, especially as a technique in hypnosis.
   • ▪ an idea or belief accepted by a person as a result of suggestion.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘an incitement to evil’): via Old French from Latin suggestio(n-), from the verb suggerere (see suggest).

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