Introspection \In`tro*spec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. introspection.]
A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward;
specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or
inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition
which the mind has of its own acts and states;
self-consciousness; reflection.
[1913 Webster]
I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
introspection
n : the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and
conduct [syn: self-contemplation, self-examination]
WordNet (r) 2.0
self-contemplation, self-examination
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