introvert
[ noun, adjective in-truh-vurt; verb in-truh-vurt ]
/ noun, adjective ˈɪn trəˌvɜrt; verb ˌɪn trəˈvɜrt /
noun
a shy person.
Psychology. a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings (opposed to extrovert).
Zoology. a part that is or can be introverted.
adjective
Psychology. marked by introversion.
verb (used with object)
RELATED WORDS
revert, convert, capsize, renege, backtrack, transpose, tip, modify, upset, flip, turn, flip-flop, introvert, overturn, alter, change, upend, evert, inverse, upturn
Nearby words
- introspect,
- introspection,
- introspective,
- introsusception,
- introversion,
- introverted,
- intrude,
- intruder,
- intruder in the dust,
- intrusion
Origin of introvert
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Examples from the Web for introverting
I felt my mind flinch, because Introverting a Place is several degrees worse than foxholing.
The Big Time|Fritz Reuter Leiber
introvert
noun (ˈɪntrəˌvɜːt)
psychol a person prone to introversion
adjective (ˈɪntrəˌvɜːt)
Also: introverted characterized by introversion
verb (ˌɪntrəˈvɜːt)
(tr) pathol to turn (a hollow organ or part) inside out
Compare extrovert
Word Origin for introvert
C17: see intro-, invert
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introvert
1650s, from Latin intro- "inward" (see intro-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). The noun, "introverted person" (opposed to extrovert) is 1918, from German psychology, introduced there by C.G. Jung (1875-1961).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
introvert
[ ĭn′trə-vûrt′, ĭn′trə-vûrt′ ]
v.
To turn or direct inward.
To concentrate one's interests upon oneself.
To turn a tubular organ or part inward upon itself.
n.
One whose thoughts and feelings are directed toward oneself.
An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.
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introvert
[ (in-truh-vurt) ]
A term introduced by the psychologist Carl Jung to describe a person whose motives and actions are directed inward. Introverts tend to be preoccupied with their own thoughts and feelings and minimize their contact with other people. (Compare extrovert.)
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