reflection vs introspection

introspection vs reflection

reflection and introspection both are nouns.

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

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

reflection: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
introspection: the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct

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

reflection (noun)	introspection (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)	the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
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 introspection

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