self-analysis

noun

Analysis performed on oneself, introspection.

“Self-analysis of my interactions with others fails because, though I understand myself, I can't understand others.”

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soul-searching
OriginEnglish analysis ← Medieval Latin analysis ← Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis) →
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Meanings

noun
  1. Analysis performed on oneself, introspection.

    Self-analysis of my interactions with others fails because, though I understand myself, I can't understand others.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives

Similar
soul-searching
Broader
introspectionself-contemplationself-examination
Also see
soul-searching

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Ancient Greekἀνάλυσις (análusis)
  9. Medieval Latinanalysis
  10. Englishanalysis
  11. Englishself-analysis

From self- + analysis.

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Translations

Hindi आत्मविश्लेषण
  • आत्मविश्लेषण (ātmaviśleṣaṇ)Translations
Polish autoanaliza, samoanaliza
  • autoanalizaTranslations
  • samoanalizaTranslations
Russian самоана́лиз
  • самоана́лиз (samoanáliz)Translations
Ukrainian самоана́ліз
  • самоана́ліз (samoanáliz)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

self-analysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-analysis

MLA

“self-analysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-analysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-analysis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-analysis.

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