heart-searching

heart-searching
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
: introspective analysis or self-examination

the decision was reached only after prolonged heart-searchingTimes Literary Supplement

of course these choices will not have been made without heart-searchings and reservations — A.J.Toynbee


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  • heart-searching — • heart searching • soul searching noun or adj After much heart searching, Jean told Beth she was sorry for the unkind things she had said. The minister preached a soul searching sermon about the thoughtless ways people hurt each other. See:… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • heart-searching — heart .searching n [U] the process of examining very carefully your feelings about something or your reasons for doing something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • heart-searching — ► NOUN ▪ thorough examination of one s feelings and motives …   English terms dictionary

  • heart-searching — heart search·ing (härtʹsûr chĭng) n. An examination of one s conscience, innermost feelings, and motives.   heartʹ search ing adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • heart-searching — See: SEARCH ONE S HEART …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • heart-searching — See: SEARCH ONE S HEART …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • heart-searching — noun thorough examination of one s feelings and motives …   English new terms dictionary

  • heart-searching — noun (U) the process of examining very carefully your feelings about something or your reasons for doing something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • heart-searching — /ˈhat sɜtʃɪŋ/ (say haht serching) adjective involving a close examination of one s deepest feelings …  

  • Heart — (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[ i]rt[=o], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. kardi a, kh^r. [root]277. Cf …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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