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self-questioning Definition

self·-questioning (-kwes′c̸hə niŋ)

noun

a querying or doubting of one's own beliefs, motives, etc.

self-questioning Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • profound: And among those responsibilities is a profound self-questioning of our own history.

Modifies a noun

  • intellect: MedXXXVII:1 The self-questioning intellect examines itself, morally this is conscience which elicits self-reproach.

Modifying Another Word

  • always: Here we have an adolescent who's sometimes sullen, often confused ( especially about girls ), and always self-questioning.