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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tro•ver•sion (in′trə vûr′zhən, -shən, in′trə vûr′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of introverting or the state of being introverted.
- the quality, tendency, or disposition of being introverted.
- Psychology
- the act of directing one's interest inward or to things within the self.
- the state of being concerned primarily with one's own thoughts and feelings rather than with the external environment. Cf. extroversion.
- Neo-Latin intrōversiōn- (stem of intrōversiō). See intro-, version
- 1645–55; 1910–15 for def. 3
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: introversion /ˌɪntrəˈvɜːʃən/ n - the directing of interest inwards towards one's own thoughts and feelings rather than towards the external world or making social contacts
ˌintroˈversive, ˌintroˈvertive in•tro•vert /ˈɪntrəˌvɜrt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a shy or retiring person.
in•tro•ver•sion /ˌɪntrəˈvɜrʒən, -ʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] in•tro•vert•ed, adj. See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tro•vert (n., adj. in′trə vûrt′;v. in′trə vûrt′),USA pronunciation n. - a shy person.
- Psychologya person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings (opposed to extrovert).
- Zoologya part that is or can be introverted.
adj. - Psychologymarked by introversion.
v.t. - to turn inward:to introvert one's anger.
- Psychologyto direct (the mind, one's interest, etc.) partly to things within the self.
- Zoology, Anatomy[Anat., Zool.]to turn (a hollow, cylindrical structure) in on itself;
invaginate.
- intro- + (in)vert 1660–70
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