introspective
adjectiveUK /ˌɪn.trəˈspek.tɪv/
US /ˌɪn.trəˈspek.tɪv/
Thinking quietly about your own thoughts and feelings.
After the test, she was introspective and wondered how she could do better next time.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Inclined to examine one's own mental and emotional processes.
He kept an introspective journal to understand his moods.
3. Characterized by looking inward rather than at outside things.
The introspective novel focuses on the narrator's inner life.
4. Given to quiet self-reflection rather than outward action.
Her introspective nature made her a careful listener.