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   insight

   /ˈɪnsʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something: "his mind soared to previously unattainable heights of insight" Similar intuitionperceptionawarenessdiscernmentunderstandingcomprehensionapprehensionappreciationcognizancepenetrationacumenastutenessperspicacityperspicaciousnesssagacitysagenessdiscriminationjudgementshrewdnesssharpnesssharp-wittednessacuityacutenessflairbreadth of viewvisionfar-sightednessprescienceimaginationinformal:noushorse sensesavvyrare:sapiencearguteness
   • ▪ an accurate and deep understanding: "his work provides important insights into language use" Similar understanding ofappreciation ofrevelation aboutillumination ofintroduction toexperience ofdescription ofrealizationrecognitionenlightenmentinformal:aha momenteye-opener
   • ▪ awareness by a mentally ill person that their mental experiences are not based in external reality.

   Word 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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   INSIGHT definition: 1. (the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INSIGHT is the power or act of seeing into a situation : penetration. How to use insight in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Insight.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINSIGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   INSIGHT meaning: 1. (the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem…. Learn more.

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   If you gain insight or an insight into a complex situation or problem, you gain an accurate and deep understanding of it. The project would give scientists new insights into what is happening to the Earth's atmosphere.

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   Insight definition: an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding. See examples of INSIGHT used in a sentence.

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinsight noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.