introspection

introspection
Looking inward; self-scrutinizing; contemplating one's own mental processes. [intro- + L. specto, to look at, inspect]

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in·tro·spec·tion -'spek-shən n an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
in·tro·spec·tion·al -shnəl, -shən-əl adj

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in·tro·spec·tion (in″tro-spekґshən) [intro- + L. spicere to look] the contemplation or observation of one's own thoughts and feelings; self-analysis.

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  • introspection — [ ɛ̃trɔspɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1838; mot angl., du lat. introspicere « regarder à l intérieur » ♦ Psychol. Observation d une conscience individuelle par elle même. Se livrer, être porté à l introspection, à analyser ses états d âme, ses sentiments. La …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Introspection — is the self observation and reporting of conscious inner thoughts, desires and sensations. It is a conscious mental and usually purposive process relying on thinking, reasoning, and examining one s own thoughts, feelings, and, in more spiritual… …   Wikipedia

  • Introspection — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • introspection — I noun contemplation, innermost thoughts, introversion, ipsum se inspicere, looking within, meditation, musing, pensiveness, reflection, reverie, self absorption, self communion, self counsel, self examination, self inspection, self knowledge,… …   Law dictionary

  • introspection — 1670s, noun of action from pp. stem of L. introspicere to look into, look at, from intro inward (see INTRO (Cf. intro )) + specere to look at (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (1)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • introspection — [n] self analysis brooding, contemplation, deep thought, egoism, heartsearching, introversion, meditation, reflection, rumination, scrutiny, self absorption, selfexamination, self observation, self questioning, soul searching; concepts 24,410 …   New thesaurus

  • introspection — ► NOUN ▪ the examination of one s own thoughts or feelings. DERIVATIVES introspective adjective introspectively adverb. ORIGIN from Latin introspicere look into , or from introspectare keep looking into …   English terms dictionary

  • introspection — [in΄trōspek′shən, in΄trəspek′shən] n. a looking into one s own mind, feelings, etc.; observation and analysis of oneself introspective adj. introspectively adv. introspectiveness n …   English World dictionary

  • Introspection —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Introspection (informatique).  Étymologiquement, le terme d introspection vient du latin « introspectus », action de regarder à l intérieur. En général, il désigne le fait, pour une conscience,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • introspection — introspectional, adj. introspectionist, n., adj. /in treuh spek sheuhn/, n. 1. observation or examination of one s own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself. 2. the tendency or disposition to do… …   Universalium

  • introspection — The process of looking into one s mind, to examine one s own thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Data from introspection can be of some value in examining mental processes, but our introspection may not be accurate, and many mental processes are …   Dictionary of sociology

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