Associations to the word «Introspection»

Wiktionary

INTROSPECTION, noun. (programming) (object-oriented) Short for type introspection.
INTROSPECTION, noun. (psychology) 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.

Dictionary definition

INTROSPECTION, noun. The contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates