introvertnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɪn.trə.vɜːt/us/ˈɪn.trə.vɝːt/C2 someone who is shy, quiet, and unable to make friends easily
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Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- coy
- efface
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- modest
- modesty
- selfless
- shrinking violet
- shy
- shyly
- shyness
- unassuming
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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introverted
adjective uk/ˌɪn.trəˈvɜː.tɪd/us/ˌɪn.trəˈvɝː.t̬ɪd/also introvert
an introverted child
introversion
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪn.trəˈvɜː.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.trəˈvɝː.ʃən/