extrospection vs reflection

reflection vs extrospection

extrospection and reflection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extrospection	Yes	No	No	No
reflection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reflection is a hypernym of extrospection; that is, reflection is a word with a broader meaning than extrospection:

extrospection: examination or observation of what is outside oneself, as opposed to introspection.
reflection: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

Other hypernyms of extrospection include contemplation, musing, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness.

extrospection (noun)	reflection (noun)
examination or observation of what is outside oneself, as opposed to introspection.	the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
	the ability to reflect beams or rays
	a likeness in which left and right are reversed
	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
	a remark expressing careful consideration
	expression without words
	the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
	(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

Difference between extrospection and reflection

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