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introspections

introspections is the plural of introspection.

Meaning of introspection

Noun

introspection (countable and uncountable, plural introspections)

  1. 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.
    • If Adam Wheeler gave it some thought, or if someone were to prompt him with the right questions, he could put words around the fact that his existence doesn't bring him any satisfaction. He would discover, on introspection, that he's nowhere close, actually, to "happy", and that there is something...2019 April 10, qntm, “CASE HATE RED”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 133
    Antonyms:
    extraspection

Phrases with introspections

Questions about introspections

What is introspections the plural of?
Introspections is the plural of introspection.

Words near introspections in the dictionary

  1. introspectional
  2. introspectionism
  3. introspectionist
  4. introspectionistic
  5. introspectionists
  6. introspections
  7. introspective
  8. introspective sort
  9. introspective sorts
  10. introspectively
  11. introspectiveness

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