Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An introspective consideration of one's own thoughts or emotions.
- noun Examination of one's own body for medical reasons.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An examination or scrutiny into one's own state, conduct, or motives, particularly in regard to religious affections and duties.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives, particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An examination of
oneself .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
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Examples
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Early in his career, Munch was deeply influenced by Hans Jaeger, a charismatic Norwegian philosopher who stressed the importance of self-examination.
David Galenson: Edvard Munch and Personal Art David Galenson 2011
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To live a life of self-examination is not always an easy thing.
Eddie Stern: Sheetal Is a Punk Rocker, or How the NYT Wrecks Yoga Eddie Stern 2012
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“Self-esteem is, of course, a term in the modern lexicon of psychobabble, and psychobabble is itself the verbal expression of self-absorption without self-examination [3].”
A Progressive on the Prairie » Weekend Edition: 4-3 » Print 2010
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Early in his career, Munch was deeply influenced by Hans Jaeger, a charismatic Norwegian philosopher who stressed the importance of self-examination.
David Galenson: Edvard Munch and Personal Art David Galenson 2011
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I had a heart attack because two seconds into my self-examination I found three large lumps.
Alyson Renaldo: Acknowledging Pink Month, Celebrating Pinked People Alyson Renaldo 2011
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“Self-esteem is, of course, a term in the modern lexicon of psychobabble, and psychobabble is itself the verbal expression of self-absorption without self-examination.”
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This craziness has been good for me in that it's pushed me to do some self-examination, and though I try to be honest with myself in general, certain situations press down harder than others.
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Interim results of a prospective randomized study of self-examination for early detection of breast cancer Russia/St.
Fran Visco: The Truth About Breast Cancer Fran Visco 2011
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However, how often do you get carried away with work, getting the kids to school, making sure that no one misses soccer or basketball practice, etc … to actually have time to think about self-examination?
Guys. Why Are Women Posting Colors on Facebook? | myFiveBest 2010
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I had a heart attack because two seconds into my self-examination I found three large lumps.
Alyson Renaldo: Acknowledging Pink Month, Celebrating Pinked People Alyson Renaldo 2011
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