Meaning & use
introspection
The examination of one's own thoughts, feelings, and motives, especially through careful, quiet reflection.
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After the failed project, she spent the weekend in quiet introspection about her choices.
The novel's narrator is prone to long stretches of introspection between major events.
A note on using this word
Introspection focuses inward on one's own mind, distinguishing it from observation, which is directed outward at the external world.
Words with a similar meaning
self-reflectioncontemplation
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