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extraversion

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ex⋅tra⋅ver⋅sion

  [ek-struh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn; ek-struh-vur-]
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–noun Psychology.
extroversion (def. 1).
Origin:
1685–95

Related forms:
ex⋅tra⋅ver⋅sive, ex⋅tra⋅ver⋅tive, adjective
ex⋅tra⋅ver⋅sive⋅ly, ex⋅tra⋅ver⋅tive⋅ly, adverb

ex⋅tro⋅ver⋅sion

  [ek-struh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn, ek-struh-vur-, -stroh-]
–noun
1. Also, extraversion. Psychology.
a. the act of directing one's interest outward or to things outside the self.
b. the state of being concerned primarily with things outside the self, with the external environment rather than with one's own thoughts and feelings. Compare introversion (def. 3).
2. Pathology. a turning inside out, as of the eyelids or of the bladder.
Origin:
1650–60; 1915–20 for def. 1; extro- + L versiōn- (s. of versiō) a turning

Related forms:
ex⋅tro⋅ver⋅sive, ex⋅tro⋅ver⋅tive, adjective
ex⋅tro⋅ver⋅sive⋅ly, ex⋅tro⋅ver⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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ex·tra·ver·sion   (ěk'strə-vûr'zhən)   
n.  Variant of extroversion.
ex·tro·ver·sion also ex·tra·ver·sion   (ěk'strə-vûr'zhən)   
n.  

  1. Interest in or behavior directed toward others or one's environment rather than oneself.

  2. A turning inside out, as of an organ or part.

ex'tro·ver'sive adj., ex'tro·ver'sive·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·tro·ver·sion
Variant: or ex·tra·ver·sion /"ek-str&-'v&r-zh&n, -sh&n/
Function:noun
: the act, state, or habit of being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self —compare INTROVERSION —ex·tro·ver·sive or ex·tra·ver·sive /-siv, -ziv/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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extroversion ex·tro·ver·sion or ex·tra·ver·sion (ěk'strə-vûr'zhən)
n.

  1. A turning inside out, as of an organ or a part.

  2. Interest in one's environment or in others as opposed to or to the exclusion of oneself.

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