insight (n.)

  1. clear or deep perception of a situation

    [ Syn: penetration ]

  2. a feeling of understanding

    [ Syn: perceptiveness , perceptivity ]

  3. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

    [ Syn: brainstorm , brainwave ]

  4. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

    [ Syn: sixth sense ]

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