in·sight ( n s t )n. 1. The capacity to discern the true nature of a situation; penetration. 2. The act or outcome of grasping the inward or hidden nature of things or of perceiving in an intuitive manner. |
insight [ˈɪnˌsaɪt]
n
1. the ability to perceive clearly or deeply; penetration
2. a penetrating and often sudden understanding, as of a complex situation or problem
3. (Psychology) Psychol
a. the capacity for understanding one's own or another's mental processes
b. the immediate understanding of the significance of an event or action
4. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry the ability to understand one's own problems, sometimes used to distinguish between psychotic and neurotic disorders
insightful adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | insight - clear or deep perception of a situation perception - knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception" |
| 2. | insight - a feeling of understanding sensibility - refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility" | |
| 3. |  insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situationdiscernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" light - mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?" revelation - an enlightening or astonishing disclosure flash - a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition" | |
| 4. |  insight - grasping the inner nature of things intuitivelyintuition - instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) |
insight
noun
1. understanding, intelligence, perception, sense, knowledge, vision, judgment, awareness, grasp, appreciation, intuition, penetration, comprehension, acumen, discernment, perspicacity He was a man of considerable insight and diplomatic skills.
2. (with into) understanding of, perception of, awareness of, experience of, description of, introduction to, observation of, judgment of, revelation about, comprehension of, intuitiveness of The talk gave us some insight into the work they were doing.
Translations
insight [ˈɪnsaɪt] N
2. (= new perception) → nueva percepción f
to gain or get an insight into sth → comprender algo mejor, adquirir una nueva percepción de algo
the visit gave us an insight into their way of life → la visita nos ofreció la oportunidad de comprender mejor su manera de vivir
to gain or get an insight into sth → comprender algo mejor, adquirir una nueva percepción de algo
the visit gave us an insight into their way of life → la visita nos ofreció la oportunidad de comprender mejor su manera de vivir
insight [ˈɪnsaɪt] n
(= revealing glimpse) → aperçu m
an insight into sth → un aperçu de qch
to gain an insight into sth → avoir un aperçu de qch
During my time there I gained valuable insights into the profession → Pendant la période que j'ai passée là-bas, j'ai eu un aperçu intéressant de la profession.
to give sb an insight into sth → donner à qn un aperçu de qch
an insight into sth → un aperçu de qch
to gain an insight into sth → avoir un aperçu de qch
During my time there I gained valuable insights into the profession → Pendant la période que j'ai passée là-bas, j'ai eu un aperçu intéressant de la profession.
to give sb an insight into sth → donner à qn un aperçu de qch
(= understanding, discernment) → sagacité f
insight
n
no pl → Verständnis nt; he lacks insight → ihm fehlt das Verständnis; his insight into my problems → sein Verständnis für meine Probleme; insight into human nature → Menschenkenntnis f
insight [ˈɪnˌsaɪt] n (perception) → perspicacia, intuito; (glimpse, idea) → intuizione f
to gain or get an insight into sth → potersi render conto di qc
to give sb an insight into sth → permettere a qn di capire qc
insight [ˈɪnˌsaɪt] n (perception) → perspicacia, intuito; (glimpse, idea) → intuizione f
to gain or get an insight into sth → potersi render conto di qc
to give sb an insight into sth → permettere a qn di capire qc
to gain or get an insight into sth → potersi render conto di qc
to give sb an insight into sth → permettere a qn di capire qc
insight [ˈɪnˌsaɪt] n (perception) → perspicacia, intuito; (glimpse, idea) → intuizione f
to gain or get an insight into sth → potersi render conto di qc
to give sb an insight into sth → permettere a qn di capire qc
n insight [ˈinsait]
(the quality of having) an understanding of something He shows remarkable insight (into children's problems). insig بَصيره، تَبَصُّر проникновение proniknutí indsigt; forståelse die Einsicht διορατικότητα, βαθιά αντίληψη comprensión; perspicacia taip بصیرت käsitys perspicacité הֲבָנָה מַעֲמִיקָה अन्तर्दृष्टि pronicavost, oštroumnost (jó) meglátás; betekintés wawasan innsæi; skilningur perspicacia 洞察 통찰, 식견 įžvalgumas, supratimas izpratne; ieskats wawasan inzicht innsikt, innblikk i intuicja perspicácia perspicacitate проницательность chápanie, vniknutie; náhľad, rozhľad poznavanje razumevanje insikt[], inblick ความเข้าใจลึกซึ้ง anlayış, kavrayış 洞察(力) розуміння; проникливість بصیرت sự thấu hiểu 洞悉, 洞察力
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