introspection

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Etymology

From Latin intrōspectiō, noun of action (with -iō) from past-participle (intrōspectus) stem of intrōspiciō (to look into, look at, examine, observe attentively), from intro- (inward) + speciō, spiciō (to look at). By surface analysis, introspect +‎ -ion.

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introspection (countable and uncountable, plural introspections)

  1. (psychology) 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.
    Synonyms: self-consciousness, reflection
    Antonym: extraspection
    • 2019 April 10, qntm, “CASE HATE RED”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 133:
      If Adam Wheeler gave it some thought, or if someone were to prompt him with the right questions, he could put words around the fact that his existence doesn't bring him any satisfaction. He would discover, on introspection, that he's nowhere close, actually, to "happy", and that there is something vast and significant missing from his life. But he doesn't give it any thought. There's a void between him and those questions.
  2. (object-oriented programming) Clipping of type introspection.

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  1. ^ introspection, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “introspection (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin intrōspectiō.

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introspection f (plural introspections)

  1. introspection

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