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The definition of insight is being able to see or understand something clearly, often sensed using intuition.

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An example of insight is what you can have about someone’s life after reading a biography.
An example of insight is understanding how a computer works.

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See insight in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the ability to see and understand clearly the inner nature of things, esp. by intuition
a clear understanding of the inner nature of some specific thing
1. Psychol. awareness of one's own mental attitudes and behavior
2. Psychiatry recognition of one's own mental disorder

Origin: ME insiht: see in- & sight

See insight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The capacity to discern the true nature of a situation; penetration.
The act or outcome of grasping the inward or hidden nature of things or of perceiving in an intuitive manner.

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