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in⋅tro⋅vert
[n., adj. in-truh-vurt; v. in-truh-vurt] 
trəˌvɜrt
–noun
–adjective
–verb (used with object)
| 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. |
| 4. | Psychology. marked by introversion. |
| 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. |
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Language Translation for : introvert
| Spanish: | introvertido, | German: | introvertierter Mensch, | Japanese: | 内向的な人 |
| in·tro·vert
(ĭn'trə-vûrt', ĭn'trə-vûrt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·tro·vert·ed, in·tro·vert·ing, in·tro·verts
n. (ĭn'trə-vûrt')
[intro- + Latin vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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introvert (v.)
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| introvert | |
noun | |
| 1. | (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts [ant: extravert] |
verb | |
| 1. | fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate" [syn: invaginate] |
| 2. | turn inside; "He introverted his feelings" |
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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.)
[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
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Introvert
In*trorse"\, a. [L. introrsus inward, contr. from introversus. See Introvert.] (Bot.) Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs. --Gray.
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