suggestion

n. proposal, recommendation; insinuation, hint

Suggestion is the name given to the psychological process by which one person may guide the thoughts, feelings or behaviour of another.For nineteenth century writers on psychology such as William James the words "suggest" and "suggestion" were used in senses very close to those which they have in common speech; one idea was said to suggest another when it brought that other idea to mind.Early scientific studies of hypnosis by scientists such as Clark Leonard Hull led to the extension of the meaning these words in a special and technical sense.
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Noun
1. an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"
(hypernym) idea, thought
(hyponym) inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer
2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
(synonym) proposition, proffer
(hypernym) proposal
(hyponym) hint, intimation, breath
(derivation) hint, suggest
3. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
(synonym) trace, hint
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(hyponym) spark
4. persuasion formulated as a suggestion
(synonym) prompting
(hypernym) persuasion, suasion
(derivation) suggest, intimate
5. the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
(hypernym) higher cognitive process
(derivation) suggest, evoke, paint a picture
6. the act of inducing hypnosis
(synonym) hypnotism, mesmerism
(hypernym) influence

n. suggestion, proposal, recommendation

n. suggestion, proposal, recommendation