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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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
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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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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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