introspect

[ in-truh-spekt ]

verb (used without object)

1. to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.

verb (used with object)

1. to look into or examine (one's own mind, feelings, etc.).

introspect

/ ˌɪntrəˈspɛkt /

verb

1. intr to examine and analyse one's own thoughts and feelings

Other Words From

• intro·specta·ble intro·specti·ble adjective
• intro·spection noun
• intro·spective adjective
• intro·spector noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of introspect¹

First recorded in 1675–85; back formation from introspection

Example Sentences

Rather than letting users query models directly, which might open a door by which outsiders can access or introspect your models, you can create an indirect query method as a layer of protection.

From MIT Technology Review

I’d just written a book introspecting on my past 20 years of cosplay.

From Washington Post

Now, Freud would say that this is a waste of time, because Freud would say that you can’t ask somebody directly to introspect.

From Freakonomics

True, the lecture and the book may tell us what to look for when we introspect, and how to understand what we find.

From Project Gutenberg

Self-accusation was a phase of introspect in which she never indulged.

From Project Gutenberg

No more lovely trouting waters can angling introspect conceive than some of those in Northern Spain.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg