self-analysis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of self-analysis
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The self-analysis, at times, has been more brutal than any pundit could muster on their angriest day.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023
But this is the main takeaway from one of the most remarkable works of artistic self-analysis?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022
In conversation, Kravchenko is measured, circumspect, unsparing in her self-analysis, with flashes of wry humor.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022
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
Goethe knew that growth comes not by self-observation and self-analysis, but by exercise.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various
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