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noun
1.
an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.
2.
penetrating mental vision or discernment; faculty of seeing into inner character or underlying truth.
3.
Psychology.
a.
an understanding of relationships that sheds light on or helps solve a problem.
b.
(in psychotherapy) the recognition of sources of emotional difficulty.
c.
an understanding of the motivational forces behind one's actions, thoughts, or behavior; self-knowledge.
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insight (ˈɪnˌsaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the ability to perceive clearly or deeply; penetration |
| 2. | a penetrating and often sudden understanding, as of a complex situation or problem |
| 3. | psychol |
| a. the capacity for understanding one's own or another's mental processes | |
| b. the immediate understanding of the significance of an event or action | |
| 4. | psychiatry the ability to understand one's own problems, sometimes used to distinguish between psychotic and neurotic disorders |
| 'insightful | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
insight
c.1200, innsihht, "sight with the eyes of the mind," mental vision, understanding," from in + sight. Sense shaded into "penetrating understanding into character or hidden nature" (c.1580).
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Medical Dictionary
insight in·sight (ĭn'sīt')
n.
Understanding, especially an understanding of the motives and reasons behind one's actions.
in'sight·ful (ĭn'sīt'fəl, ĭn-sīt'-) adj.
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Idioms & Phrases
in sight
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Within one's range of vision, as in The sailboat was still in sight on the horizon. [c. 1200]
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Also, in one's sight or sights. Before one's eyes; also, within one's awareness. For example, In the world's sight he was at fault, or Harold had that promotion firmly in his sights. [c. 1200]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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