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Outsight

/ˈaʊt.saɪt/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    An external perception or understanding directed toward the outside world, as opposed to internal introspection.

    "Effective leadership requires not only self-awareness but also a sharp outsight regarding market dynamics."
  2. 2

    Objective observation or external vision concerning phenomena outside oneself.

    "Through careful outsight, the researchers gathered comprehensive data about consumer behavior."

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Formed in English as a deliberate antonym or complement to 'insight', combining the prefix 'out-' (denoting outward orientation or external direction) with 'sight' (from Old English 'gesihð', meaning vision or the faculty of seeing). Coined in the 20th century to describe an objective, external understanding of the world as opposed to subjective introspection.

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