reflect
verb
[ rɪˈflɛkt ]
• (of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it.
• "when the sun's rays hit the Earth a lot of the heat is reflected back into space"
Similar:
send back,
throw back,
cast back,
give back,
bounce back,
shine back,
return,
mirror,
• think deeply or carefully about.
• "he reflected with sadness on the unhappiness of his marriage"
Similar:
think about,
give thought to,
consider,
give consideration to,
review,
mull over,
contemplate,
study,
cogitate about/on,
meditate on,
muse on,
deliberate about/on,
ruminate about/on/over,
dwell on,
brood on/over,
agonize over,
worry about,
chew over,
puzzle over,
speculate about,
weigh up,
revolve,
turn over in one's mind,
be in a brown study,
put on one's thinking cap,
pore on,
cerebrate,
• (of an action or situation) bring credit or discredit to the relevant parties.
• "the incident reflects badly on the operating practices of the airlines"
Similar:
discredit,
do discredit to,
be a discredit to,
disgrace,
shame,
put in a bad light,
damage,
give a bad name to,
bring into disrepute,
detract from,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French reflecter or Latin reflectere, from re- ‘back’ + flectere ‘to bend’.
