extrospection

extrospection

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English extrospect
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English extrospection

    From extrospect + -ion.

    Noun

    extrospection (countable and uncountable, plural extrospections)

    1. The observation of things external to one's own mind, as opposed to introspection. Ordinary sense perception or reasoning concerning the things perceived.

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