See Also: insight(medicine)
insight(1)(dictionary)
insight(2)(dictionary)
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insight(2) (iou)



insight noun1. ME.
[Prob. of Scandinavian & Low German origin: cf. Swedish insikt, Danish insigt, Dutch inzicht, German Einsicht. See IN-1, SIGHT noun.]
Internal sight, mental vision. Also, understanding, wisdom. ME-M17.
b. Knowledge of or skill in (a particular subject or area). ME-M17.
A mental looking to or upon something; consideration; respect. ME-L15.
Physical sight; inspection; a look. LME-M17.
Penetration (into character, circumstances, etc.) with the understanding; an instance of this. L16.
A. Bullock With greater historical insight..he compared Attlee to Campbell-Bannerman. C. Phillips His thoughts did contain astute insights into the current state of the island.
b. Psychology. (A) sudden perception of the solution to a problem or difficulty (in animals, indicative of ideation and reasoning); esp. in Psychoanalysis, perception of one's repressed drives and their origin. E20.
insighted adjective having insight, insightful L16.
insightful adjective full of insight E20.
insightfully adverb M20.
insightfulness noun L20.