introspection

== English == === Etymology === From Latin intrōspectiō, noun of action (with -iō) from past-participle (intrōspectus) stem of intrōspiciō (“to look into, look at, examine, observe attentively”), from intro- (“inward”) + speciō, spiciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, introspect +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪntɹəˈspɛkʃən/ Rhymes: -ɛkʃən === Noun === introspection (countable and uncountable, plural introspections) (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. Synonyms: self-consciousness, reflection Antonym: extraspection (object-oriented programming) Clipping of type introspection. ==== Synonyms ==== inlook ==== Antonyms ==== dialogue extraspection extrospection ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === soul-searching self report === References === === Further reading === “introspection”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “introspection”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin intrōspectiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁɔs.pɛk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === introspection f (plural introspections) introspection === Further reading === “introspection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012