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Meaning of INTROSPECTION

Pronunciation:  `intru'spekshun

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
 

INTROSPECTION is a 13 letter word that starts with I.

 

 Synonyms: self-contemplation, self-examination
 
 See Also: contemplation, examen, examination, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, self-analysis, soul-searching, thoughtfulness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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