self-reflection

[self-ri-flek-shuhn]

noun

1. careful examination of one's own character, behavior, aspirations, etc.; introspection.

Example Sentences

It takes some self-reflection to identify our own hypocrisy.

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Bonta expects the administration, far from learning any lessons or harboring self-reflection during this mad dash toward autocracy, to continue full speed ahead.

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"What affects me most is the fact that someone who, in a non-violent way, goes to college campuses and expresses his views - yes he's known to be inflammatory, but he's not known to incite violence or physical harm or suffering - and for someone who just does that to lose their life really warrants self-reflection as a society."

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“They’re not the type of people like me self-referring to mental health,” he said, adding that he felt his father displayed narcissistic tendencies and lack of self-reflection.

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Understanding how others react in situations can in itself be informative, or prompt self-reflection.

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