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in⋅tro⋅spec⋅tion

   [in-truh-spek-shuhn]
–noun
1. observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
2. the tendency or disposition to do this.
3. sympathetic introspection.
Origin:
1670–80; < L intrōspect(us), ptp. of intrōspicere to look within (equiv. to intrō- intro- + spec(ere) to look + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ion
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in·tro·spec·tion     (ĭn'trə-spěk'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Contemplation of one's own thoughts, feelings, and sensations; self-examination.

in'tro·spec'tion·al adj.
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introspection 
1677, from L. introspectionem, from introspectus, pp. of introspicere "to look into, look at," from intro- "inward" + specere "to look at" (see scope (1)). Introspective is from 1820.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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introspection

noun
the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct 

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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.

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