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introverted - 3 dictionary results
in·tro·vert     (ĭn'trə-vûrt', ĭn'trə-vûrt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   in·tro·vert·ed, in·tro·vert·ing, in·tro·verts
  1. To turn or direct inward.
  2. Psychology To concentrate (one's interests) upon oneself.
  3. Medicine To turn (a tubular organ or part) inward upon itself.

n.   (ĭn'trə-vûrt')
  1. Psychology An introverted person.
  2. Medicine An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.


[intro- + Latin vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

in·tro·vert·ed     (ĭn'trə-vûr'tĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Marked by interest in or preoccupation with oneself or one's own thoughts as opposed to others or the environment; shy or reserved.

introverted

adjective
given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences [syn: introspective] [ant: extrospective

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