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introversion - 4 dictionary results

in⋅tro⋅ver⋅sion

[in-truh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn, in-truh-vur-]
–noun
1. the act of introverting or the state of being introverted.
2. the quality, tendency, or disposition of being introverted.
3. Psychology.
a. the act of directing one's interest inward or to things within the self.
b. the state of being concerned primarily with one's own thoughts and feelings rather than with the external environment. Compare extroversion.

Origin:
1645–55; 1910–15 for def. 3; < NL intrōversiōn- (s. of intrōversiō). See intro-, version
in·tro·ver·sion     (ĭn'trə-vûr'zhən, -shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act or process of introverting or the condition of being introverted.
  2. Psychology The direction of or tendency to direct one's thoughts and feelings toward oneself.

in'tro·ver'sive (-vûr'sĭv) adj.
introversion

noun
1. the condition of being folded inward or sheathed [syn: invagination
2. the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" [syn: invagination
3. (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings [ant: ambiversion, extraversion

Introversion

In`tro*ver"sion\, n. [See Introvert.] The act of introverting, or the state of being introverted; the act of turning the mind inward. --Berkeley.

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