Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suggestion

/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
sug-ges-tion
IPA
/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)

Countable

noun

The act of suggesting.

Uncountable

noun

Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.

Countable

noun

The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Information, insinuation, speculation, as opposed to a sworn testimony and evidence.

Countable

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/
  • British English: /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

suggestions (plural)

Derived Forms

autosuggestion countersuggestion desuggestion heterosuggestion missuggestion narcosuggestion nonsuggestion suggestional suggestionism suggestionist

Phrases

auto-suggestion hypnotic suggestion posthypnotic suggestion power of suggestion self-suggestion serving suggestion suggestion box

Frequently Paired Words

suggest suggestive

Synonyms

hint incitement proposal hypnotism mesmerism proposition proffer prompting

Rhymes With

question congestion digestion ingestion indigestion

Questions

How do you pronounce suggestion?
The recorded pronunciation is /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/.
What does suggestion mean?
Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
Where does suggestion come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce suggestion

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