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Webster 1913 Edition


Introspection

Inˊtro-spec′tion

,
Noun.
[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.
I was forced to make an
introspection
into my own mind.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Introspection

INTROSPEC'TION

,
Noun.
A view of the inside or interior.
I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind.

Definition 2024


introspection

introspection

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introspection (plural introspections)

  1. (object-oriented programming) Short for type introspection.
  2. (psychology) 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.

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French

Noun

introspection f (plural introspections)

  1. introspection