Definitions for: Introspection


[n] the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: self-contemplation, self-examination

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

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