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[ sohl-sur-ching ] / ˈsoʊlˌsɜr tʃɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR soul-searching ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments. Origin of soul-searchingFirst recorded in 1605–15 Words nearby soul-searchingsoulful, soul-kiss, soulless, soul mate, soul music, soul-searching, soul sister, Soult, sou marqué, sound, soundalike Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soul-searchingAnd then, finally, I think it's going to be important for all of us to do some soul-searching. Full Remarks by President Obama on Trayvon Martin|The Daily Beast|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST The disaster has inspired a backlash and a round of soul-searching. American Apparel’s Dov Charney on the Bangladesh Tragedy|Daniel Gross|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST And so now the hand-wringing, second-guessing, and soul-searching begins. GOP Rank and File May Block Leaders’ Plans to Win Latinos With Reform|Laura Colarusso|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST The party, after months of shock and soul-searching, finally appears to have moved on, as primary ballots loom in October. DSK's French Accuser Speaks|Tracy McNicoll|September 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
These conversations, and lots of soul-searching, helped me come to some degree of peace with my childhood. My Brother, Autism, and Me|Julia Rothwax|March 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST The proof to which God put Abraham is the most soul-searching proof that ever comes into human lives. Living for the Best|James G. K. McClure I've done some soul-searching myself, and it hasn't been a pleasant task. The Lani People|J. F. Bone The soul-searching eye of Cromwell peered through his visor, and turned alternately on Neville and Beaumont. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3|Jane West History teaches us that wealth, whenever it has come to them by chance, has put an end to their soul-searching. A Book of Prefaces|H. L. Mencken He paused, and their eyes were locked in a soul-searching look. A Breath of Prairie and other stories|Will Lillibridge
British Dictionary definitions for soul-searching
noundeep or critical examination of one's motives, actions, beliefs, etc adjectivedisplaying the characteristics of deep or painful self-analysis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to soul-searchingcontemplation, reflection, rumination, self-examination, meditation, self-analysis, heart-searching, self-questioning |