Main Entry: sug·ges·tion

Pronunciation: \sə(g)-ˈjes-chən, -ˈjesh-\

Function: noun

1 a : the act or process of impressing something (as an idea, attitude, or desired action) upon the mind of another <suggestion in response to propaganda—Psychological Abstracts> b : the process by which a physical or mental state is influenced by a thought or idea <the power of suggestion>
2 : something impressed upon the mind by suggestion <the posthypnotic carrying out of suggestions held in the unconscious—G. S. Blum>