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insight

in·sight [ ín st ] (plural in·sights)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. perceptiveness: the ability to see clearly and intuitively into the nature of a complex person, situation, or subject

2. clear perception: a clear perception of something
thanked him for his remark and told him it was an interesting insight

3. self-awareness: the ability of somebody to understand and find solutions to his or her personal problems

4. perception that hallucinations are not real: the perception, lacking in some psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, that symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations are not objective


in·sight·ful [ ín stf'l, in stf'l ] adjective
in·sight·ful·ly adverb
in·sight·ful·ness noun
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