INTROSPECTION


Meaning of INTROSPECTION in English

— 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 this.

3. See sympathetic introspection .

[ 1670-80; introspect ( us ), ptp. of introspicere to look within (equiv. to intro- INTRO- + spec ( ere ) to look + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ION ]

Syn. 1. self-examination, soul-searching.

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