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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sight /ˈɪnˌsaɪt/USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of perceiving the true nature of a thing, esp. through intuitive understanding: [uncountable]The seminar provided insight into how computer programs could work for students.[countable]gave us valuable insights.
in•sight•ful, adj.: an insightful article on marriage. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sight (in′sīt′),USA pronunciation n. - an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, esp. through intuitive understanding:an insight into 18th-century life.
- penetrating mental vision or discernment;
faculty of seeing into inner character or underlying truth. - Psychology
- an understanding of relationships that sheds light on or helps solve a problem.
- (in psychotherapy) the recognition of sources of emotional difficulty.
- an understanding of the motivational forces behind one's actions, thoughts, or behavior;
self-knowledge.
- 1150–1200; Middle English; see in-1, sight
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perception, apprehension, intuition, understanding, grasp.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: insight /ˈɪnˌsaɪt/ n - the ability to perceive clearly or deeply; penetration
- a penetrating and often sudden understanding, as of a complex situation or problem
- the capacity for understanding one's own or another's mental processes
- the ability to understand one's own problems, sometimes used to distinguish between psychotic and neurotic disorders
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