Phrase guide

inflicted insight

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Unsolicited revelation of aspects of one’s character, usually as a result of a deceitful experiment that has psychological dimensions, and especially where this results in emotional trauma and prolonged anxiety.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Examples

  • 1971, The American Psychologist (American Psychological Association) XXVI, page unknown Inflicted insight, as opposed to deceptive debriefing, is even defended by one writer as being in the subject’s best interests.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in 1971.