INTROSPECTION

introspection. Introspection, n. a view of the inside

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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.