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introspection
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introspection /in·tro·spec·tion/ (in″trah-spek´shun) contemplation or observation of one's own thoughts and feelings; self-analysis.introspec´tive
in·tro·spec·tion (ntr-spkshn)
n.
Contemplation of one's own thoughts, feelings, and sensations; self-examination.
intro·spect v.
intro·spective (-tv) adj.
introspection
[-spek′shən]
Etymology: L, introspicere, to look into
1 the act of examining one's own thoughts and emotions.
2 a tendency to look inward and view the inner self. introspective, adj.
introspection
Psychiatry Self-observation; examination of one's feelings, especially through psychotherapy


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It's high time we introspect on the depth to which corruption has seeped into our system, weakening its very roots.
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