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insight
noun
-
insight
the
ability
to
understand
people
or
situations
deeply
and
accurately
•
Her
years
of
teaching
gave
her
remarkable
insight
into
how
children
learn
.
Her
years
of
teaching
gave
her
remarkable
insight
into
how
children
learn
.
•
The
psychologist's
insight
helped
the
man
recognize
harmful
patterns
in
his
relationships
.
The
psychologist's
insight
helped
the
man
recognize
harmful
patterns
in
his
relationships
.
Middle
English
,
from
in-
(‘
in
’)
+
sight
(‘
perception
,
seeing
’),
originally
‘
inner
sight
’,
meaning
a
seeing
into
something
.
noun
a
clear
,
often
sudden
idea
or
piece
of
understanding
that
explains
something
or
helps
to
solve
a
problem
•
While
analyzing
the
data
,
she
had
an
insight
that
completely
changed
the
project
’
s
direction
.
While
analyzing
the
data
,
she
had
an
insight
that
completely
changed
the
project
’
s
direction
.
•
The
article
offers
fresh
insights
into
renewable-energy
investment
.
The
article
offers
fresh
insights
into
renewable-energy
investment
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
;
the
countable
meaning
developed
in
the
17th
century
to
refer
to
a
particular
act
of
seeing
into
something
.
