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- DictionaryIn·sight/ˈinˌsīt/
noun
- 1. the capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing: "this paper is alive with sympathetic insight into Shakespeare"
When you have an insight, you have a feeling or emotion or thought that helps you to know something essential about a person or thing. Insight isn't based on hard facts or evidence. And it doesn't have anything to do with using your senses such as sight or smell.
an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life. penetrating mental vision or discernment; faculty of seeing into inner character or underlying truth. Synonyms: grasp, understanding, intuition, apprehension, perception. Psychology.
[uncountable] (approving) the ability to see and understand the truth about people or situations. He has insight, vision and a deep humanity. She was a writer of great insight. With a flash of insight I realized what the dream meant. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
INSIGHT definition: the ability to understand what something is really like, or an example of this: . Learn more.
2 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.
noun. an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially 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.
Full Definition of INSIGHT. 1. : the power or act of seeing into a situation : penetration. 2. : the act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively. See insight defined for English-language learners. See insight defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT. Examples of INSIGHT.
