reflection vs extrospection

extrospection vs reflection

reflection and extrospection both are nouns.

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

As nouns, extrospection is a hyponym of reflection; that is, extrospection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflection:

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

Other hyponyms of reflection include cogitation, study, meditation, speculation, meditation, introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination, retrospect.

reflection (noun)	extrospection (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)	examination or observation of what is outside oneself, as opposed to introspection.
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 reflection and extrospection

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