Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Introspection /ĭnˌ-trəs-pĕk'-shən/ · In·tro·spec·tion · IPA /ɪntɹəˈspɛkʃən/ 01 n. A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; 1. A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; “I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind.” — Dryden.