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insight definition

in·sight (in′sīt′)

noun

  1. the ability to see and understand clearly the inner nature of things, esp. by intuition
  2. 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

Etymology: ME insiht: see in- & sight

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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