INSIGHT


Meaning of INSIGHT in English

/in"suyt'/ , n.

1. an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, esp. through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.

2. penetrating mental vision or discernment; faculty of seeing into inner character or underlying truth.

3. Psychol.

a. an understanding of relationships that sheds light on or helps solve a problem.

b. (in psychotherapy) the recognition of sources of emotional difficulty.

c. an understanding of the motivational forces behind one's actions, thoughts, or behavior; self-knowledge.

[ 1150-1200; ME; see IN- 1 , SIGHT ]

Syn. 2. perception, apprehension, intuition, understanding, grasp.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .