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Introspection : \In`tro*spec"tion\, n. [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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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