self-analysis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of self-analysis
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Jackson was not given to self-analysis, or at least not in any way that she was willing to share with the world.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
The self-analysis, at times, has been more brutal than any pundit could muster on their angriest day.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
But then Kubrick himself always resisted too much self-analysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Self-criticism term for a method of public self-analysis proposed by Mao Tse-Tung as a means to achieve personal and societal improvement.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
He was too impatient for self-analysis; and he was the sum of his acts and of the clear mental processes of his conscious life.
From Mrs. Balfame A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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