"introspection" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪntɹəˈspɛkʃən/ Forms: introspections [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkʃən 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|intrōspectiō}} Latin intrōspectiō, {{surf|en|introspect|-ion}} By surface analysis, introspect + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: self-consciousness, reflection Translations (the act or process of self-examination): daxili müşahidə (Azerbaijani), самонаблюдение (samonabljudenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), introspecció [feminine] (Catalan), 內省 (Chinese Mandarin), 内省 (nèixǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), 內觀 (Chinese Mandarin), 内观 (nèiguān) (Chinese Mandarin), introspekce [feminine] (Czech), introspectie [feminine] (Dutch), zelfonderzoek [neuter] (Dutch), zelfreflectie [feminine] (Dutch), introspekto (Esperanto), itsetutkiskelu (Finnish), introspektio (Finnish), introspection [feminine] (French), Innenschau [feminine] (German), Introspektion [feminine] (German), Selbstbeobachtung [feminine] (German), Selbstprüfung [feminine] (German), Selbstwahrnehmung [feminine] [psychology, human-sciences, sciences] (German), ενδοσκόπηση (endoskópisi) [feminine] (Greek), अंतर्निरीक्षण (antarnirīkṣaṇ) (Hindi), wawas diri (Indonesian), introspeksi (Indonesian), refleksi diri (Indonesian), 内観 (naikan) (alt: ないかん) (Japanese), ಅಂತರವಲೋಕನ (antaravalōkana) (Kannada), өзін-өзі бақылау (özın-özı baqylau) (Kazakh), өзін-өзі байқау (özın-özı baiqau) (Kazakh), savistaba [feminine] (Lithuanian), autoanaliza [feminine] (Polish), samoanaliza [feminine] (Polish), introspekcja [feminine] (Polish), introspecção [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), introspeção [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), самоана́лиз (samoanáliz) [masculine] (Russian), самонаблюде́ние (samonabljudénije) [neuter] (Russian), интроспе́кция (introspékcija) [feminine] (Russian), introspèkcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), samoópažānje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), samoposmatranje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), introspección (Spanish), introspektion [common-gender] (Swedish), själviakttagelse [common-gender] (Swedish), iç gözlem (Turkish), içe bakış (Turkish), introspeksiyon [psychology, human-sciences, sciences] (Turkish), інтроспе́кція (introspékcija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (object-oriented programming) Clipping of type introspection. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: type introspection Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inlook Derived forms: introspectional, introspectionist, introspection illusion Related terms: extraspection, extrospection, introspective, introspect, introspectability, type introspection, soul-searching, self report

Inflected forms

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