examination
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5.3
- noun
- /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
- Formal
:
examen de conciencia
- Every evening, I take time for self-examination to reflect on my actions and decisions of the day.
- self-examination
- examination of conscience
- critical self-examination
and that's through self examination. Is this a big, is this a big deal?
- and that's through self examination. Is this a big, is this a big deal?
- So that constant reflection, the pause, the examination, the deconstruction.
- I now, now I have a, a throttle and that's through self examination.
- And instead of stepping back and doing that examination like you've done, they just kind of keep going, just kind of keep going along.
- OK, first of all, let's let's do some self examination and ask, OK, what is it?
- I, I, my examination of my life is that I'm not great at running complex organizations.
- We have to be true to ourselves and true to reason in our self examination.
Examples
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At this critical time, the masculinized scholar is challenged to undertake a profound self-examination.
Academic text (1992) -
Evoked here are the poet's themes of self-examination and reflection.
Academic text (1992) -
Deep education is about a critical self examination of that which is inside of us that needs to die.
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I would like to continue with an examination of time.
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Your whole life will be open for examination, and it might not look so good.
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An answer to that question would have involved me in an examination of my entire life.
Fiction book (1992) -
OK, first of all, let's let's do some self examination and ask, OK, what is it?
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So this is Augustine's examination of the happy life within the human capacity of memory.
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I describe my self-examination process, using a critical frame of reference, in dialogue with community members.
Academic text (2010) -
The entire community of Christians was called upon to undergo self-examination and penance: no one and no community is exempt.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
18
6.9
Looking carefully at your own thoughts, feelings, and why you do things
7
4.6
Careful thinking about your thoughts, feelings, and actions to understand yourself
3
5.5
Looking honestly at your thoughts and feelings to understand yourself better
A short daily prayer to think about your day and your actions
Compounds
- Formal
10
7.6
The opposing lawyer questions a witness in court to test their story
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4.6
Careful thinking about your thoughts, feelings, and actions to understand yourself
- Jargon
5
6.5
A lawyer asking questions of a witness they called before the other side asks questions
2
5.8
A medical check that cuts open a dead body to find the cause of death
- Specialized
2
7.0
A test for graduate students to check readiness for advanced study
- Specialized
1
6.9
A major exam that tests a student's knowledge of a whole subject, often needed to finish a degree
1
2.9
An exam teachers give in the middle of a school term to check students' progress
- Jargon
1
9.1
Questioning a witness by the lawyer who called them after the other side's questions
- Formal
An official check of a bank's accounts, records, and operations by a government regulator
- Jargon
A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve
How Reflective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Examination comes from the Latin examen, a word for 'weighing' that people used for judging behaviour and choices. That is why an examination of conscience means carefully reviewing your thoughts and actions.