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introspect
[ in-truh-spekt ]
verb (used without object)
- to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
verb (used with object)
- to look into or examine (one's own mind, feelings, etc.).
introspect
/ ˌɪntrəˈspɛkt /
verb
- intr to examine and analyse one's own thoughts and feelings
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Other Words From
- intro·specta·ble intro·specti·ble adjective
- intro·spection noun
- intro·spective adjective
- intro·spector noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of introspect1
First recorded in 1675–85; back formation from introspection
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Example Sentences
True, the lecture and the book may tell us what to look for when we introspect, and how to understand what we find.
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Self-accusation was a phase of introspect in which she never indulged.
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No more lovely trouting waters can angling introspect conceive than some of those in Northern Spain.
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When we try to introspect the sensation of blue, all we can see is the blue; the other element is as if it were diaphanous.
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