soul-searching
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈsoʊlˌsɜrʧɪŋ/
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introspección
- I had a lot of soul searching to do.
- much soul-searching
I've done enough soul searching and had enough pain, toil and salt.
- I've done enough soul searching and had enough pain, toil and salt.
- Democrats are elated, and Republicans again have some soul searching to do and some strategizing to do.
- Comedy was my way of soul searching.
- I became one of those people who started doing a lot of soul searching back there and questioning what I'm doing.
- No, I prefer to say that I was doing a lot of intense soul searching.
- The Western world was stunned and the so-called disaster of Andwal made headlines around the globe and caused much soul searching in Spain.
- And today might be the so you spend some time finding like, you know, Yeah, you did some soul searching and yeah, sorry.
Examples
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For my personal health, this understanding resulted in a deep period of soul searching about the core of my identity.
Academic text (1998) -
Democrats are elated, and Republicans again have some soul searching to do and some strategizing to do.
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And I had to have a real soul searching moment.
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And after days of soul searching....
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And the next year was one of the most challenging and soul searching years of my life.
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Dear George, I took your criticism to heart and after some serious soul searching, I concluded you were right.
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I have done a lot more praying and soul searching for the answer.
Blog text (9) -
Now, I have been doing a lot of soul-searching.
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I remember when Enron happened and the national soul-searching that occurred in its wake.
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After a difficult breakup, she spent weeks in deep soul-searching to understand her feelings and what she truly wanted.
Synonyms
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6.9
Looking carefully at your own thoughts, feelings, and why you do things
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4.6
Careful thinking about your thoughts, feelings, and actions to understand yourself
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5.5
Looking honestly at your thoughts and feelings to understand yourself better
How Introspective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soul-searching comes from the two simple parts soul ('inner self') and searching ('looking closely'), and it paints a picture of you 'searching' inside your own heart and mind; so it means taking time to look deep within yourself to understand your feelings and choices.