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noun
Analysis performed on oneself, introspection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: psychotherapy
noun
a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: soul-searching
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English analysis English self-analysis From self- + analysis.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
