adj
Portentous; ominous; foreboding.
v
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with.
n
The act of using the mind; thought.
n
(philosophy, often preceded by the, sometimes capitalized) The argument "cogito, ergo sum" ("I think therefore I am") from the philosophy of René Descartes; the mental act of thinking this thought; a conscious being which performs this mental act.
adj
(obsolete) conscious; aware
v
(archaic, rare) To have a (specified kind of) conscience.
n
An apparent memory of an event that did not actually happen, unconsciously constructed to fill a gap.
n
(obsolete) contemplation
n
(archaic) One who contemplates.
adj
Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
n
The act of elucubrating.
n
(neologism) Reference to something not necessarily present; as a book might discuss mathematics without presenting any mathematics in the text, or a tool might be manufactured for dealing with objects not present at the time of manufacture; DNA encodes information for dealing with processes that are not underway at its formation.
n
A superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.
n
A composite mind, the sum of several individual minds.
n
(advertising) The situation where the consumer's attitudes or beliefs are influenced by association, for example by a related product or service.
v
(intransitive) To engage in introspection.
v
To reflect and think critically about oneself and one's actions, especially when considered negative or harmful.
n
(general, psychology) A reactive mind, a conscious knowing by the individual that an act was committed, either by themselves or by another.
n
(transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.
n
(figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
n
(rhetoric) A writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions such as pity.
adj
Misconstruction of portentous [Of momentous or ominous significance.]
n
(psychology) The ability to apply the growth mindset to a fixed belief about one's own capabilities, by invoking the future of potential learning, especially with the use of the word yet in statements.
n
(psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
adv
In a professorial manner.
n
The use of reflection to examine and critique aspects of society.
adj
That ruminate; relating to rumination
n
(informal) A self-examination.
n
contemplation on one's actions, beliefs, etc.
v
(intransitive) To engage in reflection about oneself and one's life, etc.
n
The brief storage of information (in memory) brought in through the senses; typically only lasts up to a few seconds.
n
Alternative spelling of soul-searching [Probing introspection; a critical consideration of one's conscience; also, an instance of such consideration.]
adj
Involving probing introspection, or a critical consideration of one's conscience, especially motives and values.
adj
Alternative form of soul-searching. [Involving probing introspection, or a critical consideration of one's conscience, especially motives and values.]
n
The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.
n
One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.
n
The steps that a person or group goes through in arriving at a thought.
n
Obsolete spelling of thought [(countable) Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.]
n
Alternative form of train of thought [The flow of thinking.]
n
The effect that remembering something is easier if a study period is interrupted by other tasks.
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