noun | /ˌæ-prə-ˈspɛk-ʃən/
Definition:
The absence, refusal, or failure to engage in introspection; a state of not examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, or motivations.
Often characterized by emotional avoidance, lack of self-awareness, or habitual externalization of inner conflicts.
Etymology:
From Greek prefix a- meaning “not” or “without,” + Latin specere meaning “to look.”
Modeled as a direct conceptual antonym of introspection.
Note: a newly coined word
Definition:
The absence, refusal, or failure to engage in introspection; a state of not examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, or motivations.
Often characterized by emotional avoidance, lack of self-awareness, or habitual externalization of inner conflicts.
Etymology:
From Greek prefix a- meaning “not” or “without,” + Latin specere meaning “to look.”
Modeled as a direct conceptual antonym of introspection.
Note: a newly coined word
“In the age of noise and distraction, aprospection has become the norm.”
“Their conflict wasn’t from malice, but from years of practiced aprospection.”
Related forms:
aprospective (adj.): “He was charming but entirely aprospective.”
aprospectively (adv.): “They moved through life aprospectively, never pausing to ask why.”
“Their conflict wasn’t from malice, but from years of practiced aprospection.”
Related forms:
aprospective (adj.): “He was charming but entirely aprospective.”
aprospectively (adv.): “They moved through life aprospectively, never pausing to ask why.”
by G Doring July 01, 2025
Get the Aprospection mug.noun | /ˌæ-prə-ˈspɛk-ʃən/
Definition:
The absence, refusal, or failure to engage in introspection; a state of not examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, or motivations.
Often characterized by emotional avoidance, lack of self-awareness, or habitual externalization of inner conflicts.
Etymology:
From Greek prefix a- meaning “not” or “without,” + Latin specere meaning “to look.”
Modeled as a direct conceptual antonym of introspection.
Definition:
The absence, refusal, or failure to engage in introspection; a state of not examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, or motivations.
Often characterized by emotional avoidance, lack of self-awareness, or habitual externalization of inner conflicts.
Etymology:
From Greek prefix a- meaning “not” or “without,” + Latin specere meaning “to look.”
Modeled as a direct conceptual antonym of introspection.
In the age of noise and distraction, aprospection has become the norm.”
“Their conflict wasn’t from malice, but from years of practiced aprospection.”
Related forms:
aprospective (adj.): “He was charming but entirely aprospective.”
aprospectively (adv.): “They moved through life aprospectively, never pausing to ask why.”
“Their conflict wasn’t from malice, but from years of practiced aprospection.”
Related forms:
aprospective (adj.): “He was charming but entirely aprospective.”
aprospectively (adv.): “They moved through life aprospectively, never pausing to ask why.”
by G Doring July 01, 2025
Get the Aprospection mug.