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insight

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnsʌɪt/
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Definition of insight

noun

[mass noun]
  • the capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something:his mind soared to previously unattainable heights of insight
  • [count noun] an accurate and deep understanding:his work provides important insights into language use [mass noun]:the town offers some insight into Finnish rural life
  • [mass noun] Psychiatry awareness by a mentally ill person that their mental experiences are not based in external reality.

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'inner sight, wisdom'): probably of Scandinavian and Low German origin and related to Swedish insikt, Danish indsigt, Dutch inzicht, and German Einsicht

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