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introspect

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in·tro·spect  (ntr-spkt, ntr-spkt)
intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects
To engage in introspection.

[Latin intrspicere, intrspect-, to look into : intr-, within; see en in Indo-European roots + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

intro·spective adj.
intro·spective·ly adv.
intro·spective·ness n.

introspect [ˌɪntrəˈspɛkt]
vb
(intr) to examine and analyse one's own thoughts and feelings
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Verb1.introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
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introspect
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Introspect on what was it that makes it all break into little pieces.
In her resignation letter, the former Rajasthan chief minister slammed the BJP brass for " humiliating defeats" in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections and asked them to " introspect before blaming anyone".
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