Meaning of INTROSPECTION
| Pronunciation: | | `intru'spekshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct |
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| | Synonyms: | | self-contemplation, self-examination |
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| | See Also: | | contemplation, examen, examination, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, self-analysis, soul-searching, thoughtfulness | |
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| | Definition: | | \In`tro*spec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. introspection.]
A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward;
specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or
inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition
which the mind has of its own acts and states;
self-consciousness; reflection.
I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind.
--Dryden.
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