Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

power of suggestion

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: pow-er of -sug-ges-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The idea or theory in which one individual guides the thoughts and behavior of another through a suggestion or a proposal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The power of suggestion does not accomplish everything; no more does surgery or medicine or any other agent."
"In some persons the power of suggestion is naturally strong. They unconsciously use it to good effect. This explains why some men are better politicians than others. Also why some men are "natural born salesmen"."
"Intuitively he perceived the existence and the nature of the subjective mind, and in connection with it the tremendous powers of suggestion."

Usage

Inflected Forms

powers of suggestion (plural)

Questions

What does power of suggestion mean?: The idea or theory in which one individual guides the thoughts and behavior of another through a suggestion or a proposal.

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