suggestibility

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /səˌdʒɛstəˈbɪləti/ UK /səˌdʒestəˈbɪləti/ See IPA manual

Freq #132625

Meanings

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noun
the tendency to accept and act on other people's suggestions readily

Fatigue can increase a person's suggestibility.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the tendency to accept and... impressionabilitysusceptibility

Opposites

independence resistance

Word family

Related forms suggestiblesuggestion

Etymology

Formed from suggestible, ‘readily influenced by suggestion,’ plus the noun-forming suffix -ity. Suggestible ultimately derives from Latin suggerere, ‘to bring forward or suggest.’

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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