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Definition of insight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 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. 3. a. Psychology. awareness of one's own mental attitudes and behavior.
1. : understanding or awareness of one's mental or emotional condition; especially: recognition that one is mentally ill. 2. : immediate and clear understanding (as seeing the solution to a problem or the means to reaching a goal) that takes place without recourse to overt trial-and-error behavior.
1. the ability to perceive clearly or deeply; penetration. 2. a penetrating and often sudden understanding, as of a complex situation or problem. 3. (Psychology) psychol. a. the capacity for understanding one's own or another's mental processes. b. the immediate understanding of the significance of an event or action. 4.
in•sight (in′ sīt′), n. an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, esp. through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life. penetrating mental vision or discernment; faculty of seeing into inner character or underlying truth. Psychology. an understanding of relationships that sheds light on or helps solve a problem.
The term insight can have several related meanings: a piece of information. the act or result of understanding the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively (called noesis in Greek) an introspection. the power of acute observation and deduction, discernment, and perception, called intellection or noesis.
noun. These are words and phrases related to insight. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of insight. The teacher had unusual insight into children's emotions. Synonyms. perception. spontaneous understanding. apprehension. acumen. innate knowledge. penetration. discernment. intuition.
