Both Uses of
scrutiny
in
Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
- Even though he is looking at me, I don't have the sense of being scrutinized or monitored.†
Chpt 6scrutinized = looked at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- To try to put them on their best behavior, he told his subjects that their performance would be scrutinized later by a classmate.
Chpt 6 *
Definition:
careful examination of something