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extrovertive

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ex⋅tro⋅ver⋅sion

  [ek-struh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn, ek-struh-vur-, -stroh-]
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–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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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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