Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extrospect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tro-spect
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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."

Etymology

From extro- + -spect or a blend of extro- + introspect.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extro
Suffix: spect

Inflected Forms

extrospects (present, singular) extrospecting (participle, present) extrospected (participle, past) extrospected (past)

Derived Forms

extrospection extrospective

Synonyms

extraspect

Questions

What does extrospect mean?: Synonym of extraspect.
Where does extrospect come from?: From extro- + -spect or a blend of extro- + introspect.

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