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introvert

 [n., adj. in-truh-vurt; v. in-truh-vurt]   Origin

in·tro·vert

   [n., adj. in-truh-vurt; v. in-truh-vurt]
noun
1.
a shy person.
2.
Psychology. a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings (opposed to extrovert).
3.
Zoology. a part that is or can be introverted.
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adjective
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Psychology. marked by introversion.

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verb (used with object)
5.
to turn inward: to introvert one's anger.
6.
Psychology. to direct (the mind, one's interest, etc.) partly to things within the self.
7.
Anatomy, Zoology. to turn (a hollow, cylindrical structure) in on itself; invaginate.
Origin:
1660–70; intro- + (in)vert

Related forms
non·in·tro·vert·ed, adjective
non·in·tro·vert·ed·ly, adverb
non·in·tro·vert·ed·ness, noun
un·in·tro·vert·ed, adjective

Can be confused: extrovert, introvert.
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introvert
 
—n
1.  psychol a person prone to introversion
 
—adj
2.  Also: introverted characterized by introversion
 
—vb
3.  (tr) pathol to turn (a hollow organ or part) inside out
 
[C17: see intro-, invert]

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introvert
1654 (implied in introversion), from L. intro- "inward" + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Introverted (adj.) is from 1781. The noun (opposed to extrovert) is 1918, from Ger. psychology, introduced there by C.G. Jung (1875-1961).
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introvert in·tro·vert (ĭn'trə-vûrt', ĭn'trə-vûrt')
v. in·tro·vert·ed, in·tro·vert·ing, in·tro·verts

  1. To turn or direct inward.

  2. To concentrate one's interests upon oneself.

  3. To turn a tubular organ or part inward upon itself.

n. (ĭn'trə-vûrt')

  1. One whose thoughts and feelings are directed toward oneself.

  2. An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.

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introvert [(in-truh-vurt)]

A term introduced by the psychologist Carl Jung to describe a person whose motives and actions are directed inward. Introverts tend to be preoccupied with their own thoughts and feelings and minimize their contact with other people. (Compare extrovert.)

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