extrovert

Etymology
Alteration of earlier (by influence of ), from, popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte".

Pronunciation

 * Noun/Adjective


 * Verb

Noun

 * 1)  An extroverted person: one who is outgoing, sociable, and concerned with outer affairs.

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

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Chinese:
 * Czech: extrovert
 * Finnish: ulospäinsuuntautunut henkilö,
 * Irish: eisdíritheach
 * Japanese: 外向的な人
 * Persian: برون‌گرا
 * Punjabi: ਬਾਹਰਮੁਖੀ
 * Russian:
 * Tagalog: luwaswili

Adjective

 * : outgoing.

Verb

 * 1)  To turn or thrust outwards.

Related terms

 * See

Adjective

 * 1) extroverted