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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪnsaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪnˌsaɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in′sīt′)

in•sight /ˈɪnˌsaɪt/USA pronunciation n.

an act or instance of perceiving the true nature of a thing, esp. through intuitive understanding: [uncountable]The seminar provided insight into how computer programs could work for students.[countable]gave us valuable insights.

in•sight•ful, adj.: an insightful article on marriage.

in•sight (in′sīt′),USA pronunciation n.

an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, esp. 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.
- (in psychotherapy) the recognition of sources of emotional difficulty.
- an understanding of the motivational forces behind one's actions, thoughts, or behavior;
  self-knowledge.

1150–1200; Middle English; see in-¹, sight

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

insight /ˈɪnˌsaɪt/ n

the ability to perceive clearly or deeply; penetration
a penetrating and often sudden understanding, as of a complex situation or problem
the capacity for understanding one's own or another's mental processes
the ability to understand one's own problems, sometimes used to distinguish between psychotic and neurotic disorders

inˈsightful adj

'insight' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

acumen - acute - astute - Bruce - clairvoyant - divine - foresight - Ignatius - illumination - immature - light - penetration - perception - purblind - Richardson - Schnitzler - theosophy - third eye - wisdom - aperçu - appreciate - cult - depth - discernment - epiphany - flash - hit - information - insightful - intuition - intuitivism - knowledgeable - luciferous - morphology - mystic - outsight - perceptive - perspicacity - perspicuity - physiognomy - poetic - profound - purview - see - seer - sha‘ir - sherlock - sight - speculative philosophy

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Synonyms: perspicacity, acumen, cognizance, awareness, perception, more...

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