introspective

/in-truh-SPEK-tiv/adjective

given to examining one's own thoughts and feelings

Losing the final made the young champion unusually introspective.
Synonyms
reflective, contemplative, inward
Antonyms
extroverted
Root
spec- (look)
Memory hook
intro (inside) + spect (look): looking inward.

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