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I am a victim of introspection.
Sylvia Plath

Meaning of "introspection" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTROSPECTION

From Latin intrōspicere to look within, from intro- + specere to look.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INTROSPECTION

introspection  [ˌɪntrəˈspɛkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTROSPECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Introspection is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTROSPECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Introspection

Introspection is the examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings. In psychology the process of introspection relies exclusively on observation of one's mental state, while in a spiritual context it may refer to the examination of one's soul. Introspection is closely related to human self-reflection and is contrasted with external observation. Introspection generally provides a privileged access to our own mental states, not mediated by other sources of knowledge, so that individual experience of the mind is unique. Introspection can determine any number of mental states including: sensory, bodily, cognitive, emotional and so forth. Introspection has been a subject of philosophical discussion for thousands of years. The philosopher Plato asked, "…why should we not calmly and patiently review our own thoughts, and thoroughly examine and see what these appearances in us really are?" While introspection is applicable to many facets of philosophical thought it is perhaps best known for its role in epistemology, in this context introspection is often compared with perception, reason, memory, and testimony as a source of knowledge.

Definition of introspection in the English dictionary

The definition of introspection in the dictionary is the examination of one's own thoughts, impressions, and feelings, esp for long periods.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTROSPECTION


affection
əˈfɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
connection
kəˈnɛkʃən
correction
kəˈrɛkʃən
detection
dɪˈtɛkʃən
direction
dɪˈrɛkʃən
election
ɪˈlɛkʃən
infection
ɪnˈfɛkʃən
injection
ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən
inspection
ɪnˈspɛkʃən
intersection
ˌɪntəˈsɛkʃən
perfection
pəˈfɛkʃən
projection
prəˈdʒɛkʃən
prospection
prəˈspɛkʃən
protection
prəˈtɛkʃən
reflection
rɪˈflɛkʃən
reinspection
ˌriːɪnˈspɛkʃən
retrospection
ˌrɛtrəʊˈspɛkʃən
section
ˈsɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTROSPECTION

introjection
introjective
intromission
intromit
intromitted
intromittent
intromitting
intron
introrse
introrsely
introspect
introspective
introspectively
introspectiveness
introsusception
introversible
introversion
introversively
introvert
introverted

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTROSPECTION

accreditation
action
addiction
attraction
auction
construction
course of action
court of competent jurisdiction
destruction
fiction
function
instruction
interaction
introduction
out of action
production
reaction
reduction
reproduction
satisfaction
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of introspection in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTROSPECTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «introspection» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of introspection

Translation of «introspection» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTROSPECTION

Find out the translation of introspection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of introspection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «introspection» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反思
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la introspección
570 millions of speakers

English

introspection
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्मनिरीक्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التأمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самоанализ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

introspecção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্তর্দর্শন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

introspection
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Introspeksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstbeobachtung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

内観
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 반성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Introspeksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặc tưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுயபரிசோதனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मनिरीक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

içgözlem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

introspezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

introspekcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самоаналіз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

introspecție
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ενδοσκόπηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

introspeksie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

introspektion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

introspeksjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of introspection

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTROSPECTION»

The term «introspection» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.629 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTROSPECTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about introspection

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10 QUOTES WITH «INTROSPECTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word introspection.
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Jared Diamond
Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, I'm optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history.
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Lawrence Durrell
Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.
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William Godwin
The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.
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Bernard Goldberg
I have met guys who work the overnight shift at 7-11, selling Slurpees and Camels to insomniacs who have more introspection than a lot of people in the mainstream media.
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Robin Marantz Henig
In the modern world, the anxious temperament does offer certain benefits: caution, introspection, the capacity to work alone. These can be adaptive qualities.
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Megyn Kelly
Once I found professional happiness, it gave me time to think about other areas in my life in which I wasn't happy. The next obvious candidate for introspection was my marriage.
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Caroline Knapp
By definition, memoir demands a certain degree of introspection and self-disclosure: In order to fully engage a reader, the narrator has to make herself known, has to allow her own self-awareness to inform the events she describes.
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Hugh Laurie
I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who was at ease with happiness. Too often I embrace introspection and self-doubt. I wish I could embrace the good things.
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Sylvia Plath
I am a victim of introspection.
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Jonathan Sacks
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holy of holies of Jewish time. It is that rarest of phenomena, a Jewish festival without food. Instead it is a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgment when, collectively and repeatedly, we confess our sins and pray to be written into God's Book of Life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTROSPECTION»

Discover the use of introspection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to introspection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Introspection and Consciousness
This volume aims to integrate these two lines of research by bringing together fourteen new essays and one reprinted essay on the relationship between introspection, self-knowledge, and consciousness.
Declan Smithies, Daniel Stoljar, 2012
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Introspection and Contemporary Poetry
The problematic modern self is a much discussed topic. This is the first book to use it as a lens for examining contemporary poetry, and it proves a powerful lens indeed.
Alan Bacher Williamson, 1984
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Recalling the Belgian Congo: Conversations and Introspection
Marie-Bénédicte Dembourteaches at the University of Sussex, School of Legal Studies.
Marie-Bénédicte Dembour, 2000
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Prayer, Despair, and Drama: Elizabethan Introspection
Prayer, Despair, and Drama explores the godly sorrow of Elizabethan Calvinists and finds that what some have characterized as an evangelism of fear functioned more as a kind of religious therapy.
Peter Iver Kaufman, 1996
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Observation, Hypothesis, Introspection
"Adam Wiegner's work belongs to Polish analytical philosophy, but it falls outside of its main current, the Lvov-Warsaw School, which was influenced by Hume's ideas.
Adam Wiegner, Izabella Nowakowa, 2005
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A Period of Introspection
A PERIOD OF INTROSPECTION deals with a variety of human emotions, these poems capture the essence of life so that the reader can see the unusual in what may be considered ordinary.
France Springs, 2011
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Methods of Murder: Beccarian Introspection and Lombrosian ...
Through her examinations of these texts, Past demonstrates the links between literary, philosophical, and scientific constructions of the criminal, and provides the basis for an important reconceptualization of Italian crime fiction.
Elena M. Past, 2012
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Rethinking Introspection: A Pluralist Approach to the ...
The book argues that, contrary to common misconceptions, introspection does not consist of a single mechanism but rather a diverse range of mental states and cognitive processes with a broad spectrum of epistemic properties.
Jesse Butler, 2013
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Sitting with Koans: Essential Writings on Zen Koan Introspection
The Zen tradition has just two main meditative practices: shikantaza, or "just sitting"; and introspection guided by the powerful Zen teaching stories called koans.
John Daido Loori, 2012
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Retrospection and Introspection
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Mary Baker Eddy, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTROSPECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term introspection is used in the context of the following news items.
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LEC enhances leadership through introspection, self-reflection
7/17/2015 - BARKSALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Air Force Global Strike Command officers attended a course at the Cyber Innovation Center ... «Barksdale Air Force Base, Jul 15»
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Drew Sharp: Will Tigers buy or sell this year? - Detroit Free Press
They clung to the idealism that the four-day All-Star break provided the Tigers some much needed introspection. Perhaps the peripheral doubts ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
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Urged to "live to higher principles," - Houston Chronicle
"I have a new path," observed 16-year-old Ayoub Bouras, who said his spiritual introspection had heightened his feeling for victims of violence. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Opus cartoonist revisits character online | Living | Journal Gazette
“It calls for a bit of introspection about how characters can work with readers … and how they're now absent as a unifying element with a society ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
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Stiff upper lip leaves war film "Testament of Youth" lacking in heart …
... more drama and less introspection. Lacking in real spark, "Testament of Youth" will test the patience of even the more adamant supporters. «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
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U.S. has fumbled its response to the Syrian-refugee crisis - The …
... the U.N. refugee agency has just announced a new number that we should not allow to pass without a moment of collective introspection. «Edmond Sun, Jul 15»
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Local Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan - GoDanRiver.com …
“Fasting is an introspection into your soul for cleansing physically and spiritually.” The process of abstaining from the fleshly desires of one's ... «GoDanRiver.com, Jul 15»
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Summer school classes open learning experiences
... class for sixth- through eighth-grade students that encouraged introspection, research into personal family history and lots of creative writing. «Herald Times Reporter, Jul 15»
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Reid: Heroes of Los Angeles Olympics keep on giving - The Orange …
And given that Shriver was more a woman of action than prolonged introspection, it was just that – a moment. Ueberroth and Johnson did what ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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Letter | Strong families key to ending violence: Who will face the …
I think not, because it takes introspection and scrutiny. Many in the media and people on the street would be hard pressed to speak to the ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jul 15»

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