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insight

[ in-sahyt ]

noun

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

    an insight into 18th-century life.

  2. penetrating mental vision or discernment; faculty of seeing into inner character or underlying truth.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. Psychology.
    1. an understanding of relationships that sheds light on or helps solve a problem.
    2. (in psychotherapy) the recognition of sources of emotional difficulty.
    3. an understanding of the motivational forces behind one's actions, thoughts, or behavior; self-knowledge.


insight

/ ˈɪ²ÔËŒ²õ²¹Éª³Ù /

noun

  1. the ability to perceive clearly or deeply; penetration
  2. a penetrating and often sudden understanding, as of a complex situation or problem
  3. psychol
    1. the capacity for understanding one's own or another's mental processes
    2. the immediate understanding of the significance of an event or action
  4. psychiatry the ability to understand one's own problems, sometimes used to distinguish between psychotic and neurotic disorders
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ¾±²ÔËŒ²õ¾±²µ³ó³Ù´Ú³Ü±ô, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of insight1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; in- 1( def ) + sight ( def )
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These films have run the gamut — sometimes focusing on the survivors, sometimes on the shooters, sometimes on the parents — and likewise their strategies have varied, either promising catharsis, hope or insight.

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Did his son answer the personal insight questions in an odd way?

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District Judge Orla Austin told the court of the defendant: "She lacks insight that her presence could have a detrimental effect on the women attending the clinic, their associates, staff and members of the public."

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"Lebec provided the positioning strategy, the tools, and the insights to enter the US market successfully and with credibility," a spokeswoman for Sentebale said.

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The Edinburgh research team's Tone Blakesley said the footprints provided a "fascinating insight" into dinosaur behaviour.

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