noun.
Contemplation of one's own thoughts, feelings, and sensations; self-examination.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of looking inward; a view of the inside or interior; specifically, the act of directly observing the states and processes of one's own mind; examination of one's own thoughts or feelings.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward
noun.
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.
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noun.
the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
Word Usage
"Instead, Shaftesbury assumes that the language in which we conduct our introspection is always public."