suggestion

A2 Topic:Psychology & Behavior

US /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/ UK /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #5041

Meanings

1

noun
An idea or plan put forward for others to consider.

The picnic was my suggestion.
2

noun
The act of suggesting something.

At my doctor's suggestion, I started exercising.
3

noun
A slight sign or hint of something.

There was a suggestion of fear in her voice.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an idea or plan put forward... proposal proposition

3 noun · a slight sign or hint of... hint

Word family

Forms suggestions

Derived forms auto-suggestionautosuggestioncountersuggestiondesuggestionheterosuggestionmissuggestionnarcosuggestionnonsuggestionself-suggestionsuggestionalsuggestionismsuggestionist

Related forms suggest suggestive

Simplified etymology

Suggestion entered Middle English from Latin suggerere, “suggest” or “prompt.” It initially meant an incitement to evil, but soon broadened to mean a proposal or thought put forward. The verb suggest, from the same Latin source, entered English in the early 16th century.

Etymology

From Middle English suggestion, from Anglo-Norman suggestioun, sugestiun, from Latin suggestiō, from suggerō (“suggest”, verb), from Latin sub- (“from below, up”) + gerō (“to bring”). Equivalent to suggest + -ion. Related to English up-, cast.

suggestion Middle English suggestioun xno suggestiō Latin sub- Latin

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Topics

Psychology & Behavior Abstract Ideas

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# suggestion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 5041

## Meanings
1. An idea or plan put forward for others to consider.
2. The act of suggesting something.
3. A slight sign or hint of something.

## Examples
- The picnic was my suggestion.
- At my doctor's suggestion, I started exercising.
- There was a suggestion of fear in her voice.

## Derived Forms
- auto-suggestion
- autosuggestion
- countersuggestion
- desuggestion
- heterosuggestion
- missuggestion
- narcosuggestion
- nonsuggestion
- self-suggestion
- suggestional
- suggestionism
- suggestionist

## Related Forms
- suggest
- suggestive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: suggestion
- Root: suggestioun
- Root: suggestiō
- Root: sub-

## Etymology
From Middle English suggestion, from Anglo-Norman suggestioun, sugestiun, from Latin suggestiō, from suggerō (“suggest”, verb), from Latin sub- (“from below, up”) + gerō (“to bring”). Equivalent to suggest + -ion. Related to English up-, cast.

## AI Etymology
Suggestion is from Middle English suggestion, from Anglo-Norman suggestioun, sugestiun, from Latin suggestiō, from suggerō (“suggest”, verb), from Latin sub- (“from below, up”) + gerō (“to bring”). Equivalent to suggest + -ion. Related to English up-, cast. In present-day use, it can mean an idea or plan put forward for others to consider, or the act of suggesting something.

## Topics
- Psychology & Behavior
- Abstract Ideas

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