extroversion

Etymology
From, a variant of popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's use of the variant (then nonstandard) spelling  in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte".

Noun

 * 1) The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert, particularly:
 * 2)  Consideration of the material world as an aid to spiritual insight.
 * 3) * 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Extroversion":
 * in mystical Divinity... a scattering or distracting ones thoughts upon exterior objects.
 * 1)  The condition of being inside out, especially in relation to the bladder.
 * 2)  A personality orientation towards others and things outside oneself; behavior expressing such orientation.
 * 1)  A personality orientation towards others and things outside oneself; behavior expressing such orientation.
 * 1)  A personality orientation towards others and things outside oneself; behavior expressing such orientation.

Usage notes
Technical papers in psychology overwhelmingly prefer the form used by Carl Jung, although the variant extroversion is more common in general use.

Related terms

 * extroversive
 * extroversive

Translations

 * Czech: extroverze
 * Finnish: ulospäinsuuntautuneisuus, ekstraversio
 * German: Extraversion
 * Irish: eisdíritheacht
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Lithuanian: ekstravertiškumas
 * Persian: برون‌گرایی
 * Romanian: extraversiune
 * Serbo-Croatian: екстровертност
 * Vietnamese: hướng ngoại