self-examination
noun
examination into one's own state, conduct, motives, etc.
self-examining
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a word derived from
self-examination.
Example Sentences
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How exactly the flesh and blood of our brain is able to formulate an aware, self-examining mind capable of critical thought remains a mystery.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2022
This ties to a lyric on one of the album’s most self-examining tracks, “The Archer,” on which Swift confesses, “I never grow up/ it’s getting so old.”
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2019
This week, Ariana Grande will attempt to follow that path with her ambitious, self-examining pop songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2019
The reading and writing of fiction is obviously driven in part by a desire to look inward, to be self-examining, reflective.
From Time ● Sep. 14, 2016
Oh, he's a considerate, conscientious, self-examining, moral vagabond, he is!
From Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
