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autosuggestion
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also auto-suggestion , 1879, a hybrid from auto- + suggestion . The idea, and probably the model for the word, originally from French.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Autosuggestion \Au`to*sug*ges"tion\, n. [Auto- + suggestion.] (Med.) Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, especially in hypnotism. Autosuggestion is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis. 2 An instance of suggesting a thought to oneself.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. hypnosis induced by yourself [syn: self-hypnosis , self-suggestion ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Autosuggestion is a psychological technique that was developed by apothecary Émile Coué at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a form of self-induced suggestion wherein the thoughts, feelings, or behavior of an individual are guided by oneself. This ...
Usage examples of autosuggestion.
Everything that happened can be explained in terms of autosuggestion and collective hallucination.
Had Regan plucked her disorder through autosuggestion from the pages of this book?
Visualization has been variously called self-hypnosis, autosuggestion, enchantment, magic, self-fulfilling prophecy, and imagination.
And one of the most beneficial inventions of the psychologists was a technique of autosuggestion, which, at will, either facilitated conception, or prevented it, surely, harmlessly, and without inaesthetic accompaniments.
They were the result of a bokor or sorcerer lobotomizing the victim's personality and higher brain functions through hypnosis, autosuggestion, and a complex pharmacopoeia that included fish, frogs, and ferns.