extroversive
strəˈvɜr 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.
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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extroversion or extraversion (ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | psychol the directing of one's interest outwards, esp towards social contacts |
| 2. | pathol a turning inside out of an organ or part |
| [C17: from extro- (variant of | |
| extraversion or extraversion | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from extro- (variant of | |
| extro'versive or extraversion | |
| —adj | |
| extra'versive or extraversion | |
| —adj | |
| extro'versively or extraversion | |
| —adv | |
| extra'versively or extraversion | |
| —adv | |
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| extroversion or extraversion (ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | psychol the directing of one's interest outwards, esp towards social contacts |
| 2. | pathol a turning inside out of an organ or part |
| [C17: from extro- (variant of | |
| extraversion or extraversion | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from extro- (variant of | |
| extro'versive or extraversion | |
| —adj | |
| extra'versive or extraversion | |
| —adj | |
| extro'versively or extraversion | |
| —adv | |
| extra'versively or extraversion | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
extroversion
mid-17c., noun of action from extrovert (v.), from extro- + L. vertere (see versus).
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Medical Dictionary
extroversion ex·tro·ver·sion or ex·tra·ver·sion (ěk'strə-vûr'zhən)
n.
A turning inside out, as of an organ or a part.
Interest in one's environment or in others as opposed to or to the exclusion of oneself.
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