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Intuition

intuition

noun in-too-i-TSYOHN Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: from Latin intuitio

Also means

gut feeling, immediate knowing

Usage Note

Intuition denotes knowledge or feeling that arises without conscious reasoning — einer Intuition folgen (to follow an intuition). It is valued in both everyday decision-making and expert judgement.

Examples

"Ihrer Intuition zufolge war die Situation gefährlicher als sie aussah."

Natural Translation

According to her intuition, the situation was more dangerous than it appeared.

Literal Translation

Her intuition according was the situation more dangerous than it looked.

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