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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.
I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind.
Definition 2024
introspection
introspection
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introspection (plural introspections)
- (object-oriented programming) Short for type introspection.
- (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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the act or process of self-examination
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