n. | 1. | The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea. |
2. | That which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret incitement; temptation. | |
3. | Charge; complaint; accusation. | |
4. | (Law) Information without oath; an entry of a material fact or circumstance on the record for the information of the court, at the death or insolvency of a party. | |
5. | (Physiol. & Metaph.) The act or power of originating or recalling ideas or relations, distinguished as original and relative; - a term much used by Scottish metaphysicians from Hutcherson to Thomas Brown. | |
6. | (Hypnotism) The control of the mind of an hypnotic subject by ideas in the mind of the hypnotizer. |
Noun | 1. | suggestion - an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion" |
2. | suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" Synonyms: proffer, proposition | |
3. | suggestion - a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" | |
4. | suggestion - persuasion formulated as a suggestion Synonyms: prompting | |
5. | suggestion - the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association | |
6. | suggestion - the act of inducing hypnosis |
SUGGESTION. In its literal sense this word signifies to inform, to
insinuate, to instruct, to cause to be remembered, to counsel. In practice
it is used to convey the idea of information; as, the defendant suggests the
death of one of the plaintiffs. 2 Sell. Pr. 191.
2. In wills, when suggestions are made to a testator for the purpose of
procuring a devise of his property in a particular way, and when such
suggestions are false, they generally amount to a fraud. Bac. Ab. Wills, G
3; 5 Toull. n. 706.