auto-suggestion noun.
[,ɔ:tǝ(ʊ)sǝ'dʒɛstʃ(ǝ)n] L19.[from AUTO-1 + SUGGESTION.]Psychology. Suggestion to oneself; the hypnotic or subconscious adoption of an idea originating within oneself.
■ auto-su'ggest verb (a) verb trans. produce, remove, influence (ideas, feelings), by auto-suggestion;
(b) verb intrans. undergo auto-suggestion:
E20. ■ auto-su'ggestible adjective able to be influenced by auto-suggestion
E20. ■ auto-su'ggestive adjective of the nature of or pertaining to auto-suggestion
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