Extrospect
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Extrospect is a verb meaning Synonym of extraspect.
Meaning
Synonym of extraspect.
Example Sentences
To conform myself to the other is not merely to alter my moods and desires, but to enter into another field, to decenter myself, to extrospect.
All of us know our respective minds and mental states directly by introspection. But one cannot extrospect the minds of others, having no scope to directly know what is going on there.
I can introspect into my own mind to see whether I am in pain or angry or fearful, but I cannot extrospect into my neighbor's mind to see whether he or she is in pain or angry or fearful.
Word Forms
- extrospects
- extrospecting
- extrospected
Synonyms for extrospect
Depending on context, synonyms include extraspect.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include excur, overspeculate, supererogate, extravenate, extremise, outgaze.
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