Introspection
Pronunciation : In`tro*spec"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. introspection.]
Definition : Defn: A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states; self-consciousness; reflection. I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913