soul-searching
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tʃɪŋ noun
the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
Origin:
1605–15
1605–15
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| soul-searching | |
| —n | |
| 1. | deep or critical examination of one's motives, actions, beliefs, etc |
| —adj | |
| 2. | displaying the characteristics of deep or painful self-analysis |
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Soul-searching
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
If some agency placed somehow such an ad for them, there would be a lot of internal soul-searching.
Maybe it's the soul-searching that comes when you are closer to the end of your career than the beginning.
But this kind of soul-searching was confined largely to official circles.
The financial crisis has prompted budget cuts and soul-searching.
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