self-contemplation
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.kɒn.təmˈpleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.kɑːn.t̬əmˈpleɪ.ʃən/seriousandquietthoughtabout yourself, or aboutyourbeliefsandvalues:
Totackletherootof theproblem, somekindof self-contemplation orpsychotherapyisrequired
He did not—sofaras we know—spend as much as a second on self-contemplation.
- Her firstalbuminnearlythreeyears, it's asweetyetpowerfuljourneyof self-contemplation.
- We arewaitingtoseeif they can nowdevelopnarrativesthatmovebeyondmeresmugaffirmations and self-contemplation.
- Hisfaceworethatlookofseriousself-contemplation which thepowerfuldisplayinmomentsofdistraction.
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- consideration
- dip
- harbour
- in the cold light of dayidiom
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- reflection
- rumination
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-reflection
- soul-searching