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单词 countersuggestions
释义

countersuggestion

noun

coun·​ter·​sug·​ges·​tion ˌkau̇n-tər-səg-ˈjes-chən How to pronounce countersuggestion (audio)
-sə-ˈjes-,
-ˈjesh-
variants or less commonly counter-suggestion
plural countersuggestions also counter-suggestions
1
: an opposing or alternative suggestion
The politicians have also hit on the rather cunning counter-suggestion that the political correspondents who write about them, and the newspaper proprietors whose organs criticize them, should also come clean. Punch
2
a
psychology : a suggestion made (as by a therapist) to an individual with the intention of getting the individual to say or do the opposite of what is suggested
also : a suggestion that challenges a belief in order to evaluate the strength of the belief by the reaction elicited
b
psychology : a method of psychotherapy that uses countersuggestions
c
: a suggestion made (as by a hypnotist) to an individual who is under hypnosis in order to cause a change in the individual's thoughts or behavior

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

countersuggestions

noun

variants also counter-suggestions
plural of countersuggestion
as in proposals

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • proposals
  • suggestions
  • propositions
  • recommendations
  • offers
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  • motions
  • projects
  • ground plans
  • bids
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  • presentations
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  • overtures
  • systems
  • proffers
  • submissions
  • nominations
  • ideas
  • theories
  • thoughts
  • feelers
  • advancements
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