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self-analysis

[self-uh-nal-uh-sis, self-] / ˈsɛlf əˈnæl ə sɪs, ˌsɛlf- /


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A post-Wimbledon trip to the Greek island of Mykonos provided an opportunity for further self-analysis.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

The Times piece, more urgent and insightful than much of what’s in “The Catastrophe Hour,” shows that Daum remains capable of the clear-eyed self-analysis that characterizes her best work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Until, that is, they reach the point where self-analysis ends and self-interest begins.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022

Self-criticism term for a method of public self-analysis proposed by Mao Tse-Tung as a means to achieve personal and societal improvement.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Had he been capable of self-analysis, he would have discovered that his heart lightened whenever he left the house, and grew dark whenever he returned; but he was incapable of the feat.

From Anna of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold




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