introversion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A turning inward, particularly
  2. A turning inward
  3. The action of turning one's thoughts upon internal or spiritual matters.
  4. A personality orientation towards the self and mental abstraction; behavior expressing such orientation.
  5. Arrangement of two similar words, lines, etc. to form the middle part of a structure.

Pronunciation

/ɪntɹəʊˈvɜːʃən/ /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʒən/ /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʃən/ /ɪntɹoʊˈvəɹʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-introversion.wav

Word forms

introversion introversions

Etymology

From New Latin intrōversio, from intrōvertere (“to turn within”), from Classical Latin intro (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Equivalent to introvert + -sion or intro- + -version.

Antonyms

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