extrospection

noun

ex·​tro·​spec·​tion

¦ekstrə¦spekshən,

-rō¦-

plural -s

: examination or observation of what is outside oneself

—opposed to introspection

Word History

Etymology

extro- + -spection (as in introspection)

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