reflection

Definition

  • noun: an image that is seen in a mirror or on a shiny surface
  • noun: an instance of 'reflecting'
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: rumination, thinking, consideration

Examples

  • You're not to blame for these problems. They're 'no reflection on' you. [=they do not show anything about your character]

  • His bad behavior is a 'reflection on' all of us. [=it makes people think badly of all of us]

  • The movie is an accurate 'reflection of' what life is like in small towns.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) that's more efficient than any sonar invented by mankind. But the dolphin did not invent the sonar. It developed it naturally. And this is the crucial part of our philosophical reflection we've today. Can we therefore conclude that humans are concerned more with "having"... ...than "being". Lucy. (..)
    2014 Lucy