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ambiversion

[ am-bi-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n, am-bi-vur- ]
/ ˌæm bɪˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən, ˈæm bɪˌvɜr- /

noun Psychology.

a state intermediate between extroversion and introversion.

Words nearby ambiversion

ambition, ambitious, ambivalence, ambivalent, ambivalent sexism, ambiversion, ambivert, amble, ambler, ambleside, ambly-

Origin of ambiversion

1925–30; ambi- + -version, as in extroversion, introversion

OTHER WORDS FROM ambiversion

am·bi·ver·sive [am-bi-vur-siv] /ˌæm bɪˈvɜr sɪv/, adjective
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Medicine definitions for ambiversion

ambiversion
[ ăm′bĭ-vûr′zhən ]

n.

A personality trait including the qualities of both introversion and extroversion.
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