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introspective

Adjective

IPA /ˌɪntrəˈspektɪv/

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Inclined to examine your own thoughts, feelings and reasons for behaving as you do.

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introspective/ˌɪntrəˈspektɪv/

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After the reunion, she felt introspective and wrote in her journal.
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introspective — Inclined to examine your own thoughts, feelings and reasons for behaving as you do.

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Inclined to examine your own thoughts, feelings and reasons for behaving as you do.

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Word origin

From Latin introspicere, meaning to look into, with the adjective ending -ive.

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