Meaning of INTROVERT
| Pronunciation: | | `intru'vurt
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- [n] (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
- [adj] characterized by introversion
- [v] turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"
- [v] fold inwards, of certain organs
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| | Synonyms: | | introversive, introverted, introvertive, invaginate |
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| | Antonyms: | | extravert, extrovert | | |
| | See Also: | | alter, change, draw in, intellect, intellectual, intussuscept, retract | |
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| | Definition: | | \In`tro*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Introverted}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Introverting}.] [Pref. intro- + L. vertere,
versum, to turn.]
1. To turn or bend inward. ``Introverted toes.'' --Cowper.
2. To look within; to introspect. --Lew Wallace.
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| | Related Terms: | | ambivert, choleric, convert, cycloid, cyclothyme, cyclothymic, ectomorph, endomorph, evert, extrovert, intussuscept, invaginate, inverse, invert, melancholic, mesomorph, phlegmatic, pronate, resupinate, reverse, revolve, rotate, sanguine, schizoid, schizothyme, supinate, syntone, transpose, turn about, turn around, turn down, turn in, turn inside out, turn out, turn over, turn the scale, turn the tables, turn upside down |
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