insight

insight

perception; intuition; understanding: The older we get, the more insight we acquire.

Not to be confused with:

incite – instigate; induce; arouse; goad; provoke: incite a riot

in·sight

 (ĭn′sīt′)

n.

1. The ability to discern the true nature of a situation, especially by intuition.

2. A perception produced by this ability.

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

inˈsightful adj

in•sight

(ˈɪnˌsaɪt)

n.

1. an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, esp. through intuitive understanding.

2. penetrating mental discernment.

3. Psychol.

a. an understanding of the motivations behind one's thoughts or behavior.

b. (in psychotherapy) a recognition of the sources of one's emotional or mental problem.

[1150–1200]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	insight - clear or deep perception of a situation penetration perception - knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
	2.	insight - a feeling of understanding perceptiveness, perceptivity sensibility - refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility"
	3.	insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation brainstorm, brainwave discernment, 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 breakthrough, find, discovery - a productive insight flash - a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
	4.	insight - grasping the inner nature of things intuitively sixth sense intuition - 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.

insight

noun

1. The power to discern the true nature of a person or situation:

instinct, intuition, intuitiveness, penetration, sixth sense.

2. Deep, thorough, or mature understanding:

profundity, sagaciousness, sagacity, sageness, sapience, wisdom.

Translations

بَصيره، تَبَصُّر

proniknutí

forståelseindsigt

Einsicht

comprensiónperspicacia

perspicacité

betekintésjó meglátás

innsæi; skilningur

acumevisione

ieskatsizpratne

innblikk i

anlayışkavrayış

洞察力洞悉

insight

[ˈɪnsaɪt] N

1. (= understanding) → perspicacia f
a person of insight → una persona perspicaz

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

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

(= 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

→ Einblick m (→ into in +acc); to gain (an) insight into something → (einen) Einblick in etw gewinnen or bekommen; to give somebody (an) insight into something → jdm (einen) Einblick in etw (acc) → geben

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

(ˈinsait) noun

(the quality of having) an understanding of something. He shows remarkable insight (into children's problems). insig بَصيره، تَبَصُّر проникновение perspicácia proniknutí die Einsicht indsigt; forståelse διορατικότητα, βαθιά αντίληψη comprensión; perspicacia taip بصیرت ymmärtämys perspicacité הֲבָנָה מַעֲמִיקָה अन्तर्दृष्टि pronicavost, oštroumnost (jó) meglátás; betekintés wawasan innsæi; skilningur perspicacia 洞察 통찰, 식견 įžvalgumas, supratimas izpratne; ieskats wawasan inzichtinnsikt, innblikk iintuicja ځيركى ، پوهه ، بصيرت perspicácia per­spi­cacitate проницательность chápanie, vniknutie; náhľad, rozhľad poznavanje razumevanje insikt[er], inblick ความเข้าใจลึกซึ้ง anlayış, kavrayış 洞察(力) розуміння; проникливість بصیرت sự thấu hiểu 洞悉，洞察力

in·sight

n. conocimiento; penetración;

v.

to get an ___ into → formarse una idea de; hacer un estudio detenido.

insight

n (psych) autoconocimiento, conocimiento de uno mismo