Meanings
nounauto-suggestion (countable and uncountable, plural auto-suggestions)
plural auto-suggestions · alternative autosuggestion
- countableuncountableThe practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself.
- countableuncountableAn instance of suggesting a thought to oneself.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nouna system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
Broader
self-improvementself-reformation
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishsuggestion
- Englishauto-suggestion
From auto- + suggestion.
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APA
auto-suggestion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-suggestion
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“auto-suggestion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-suggestion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auto-suggestion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-suggestion.
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