own senses

language: en

definitions

  1. The individual perceptual faculties (such as sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell) that belong specifically to a particular person.
    en: The individual perceptual faculties (such as sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell) that belong specifically to a particular person.
  2. A person's personal judgment, intuition, or rational faculty, often used when contrasting internal understanding with external advice or societal pressure.
    en: A person's personal judgment, intuition, or rational faculty, often used when contrasting internal understanding with external advice or societal pressure.
  3. Used in expressions like 'come to one's own senses' to describe recovering from a state of confusion, shock, intoxication, or unconsciousness and returning to normal awareness or rationality.
    en: Used in expressions like 'come to one's own senses' to describe recovering from a state of confusion, shock, intoxication, or unconsciousness and returning to normal awareness or rationality.

examples

  1. She decided to trust her own senses rather than listen to the rumors.

    She decided to trust her own senses rather than listen to the rumors.

  2. After years of following industry trends, he finally started relying on his own senses.

    After years of following industry trends, he finally started relying on his own senses.

  3. It took a sudden cold shower to bring him back to his own senses after the startling news.

    It took a sudden cold shower to bring him back to his own senses after the startling news.