Polyglot Dictionary

introspecção

/ĩ.tɾos.pɛkˈsɐ̃w/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as introspecções

Meaning

  1. introspection

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

autoconhecimento

introspecção is the practice of examining your own thoughts and feelings; autoconhecimento is the deeper understanding that practice can lead to.

Practice

1 What does introspecção mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ela passou o fim de semana em ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches introspecção?

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