introvert

Etymology
From New, from and. Popularized as a psychological term by the works of.

Pronunciation

 * Noun/Adjective


 * Verb

Noun

 * 1)  An organ or other body part that is or can be turned inside out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.
 * 2) * 1883, E. Ray Lankester, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. XVI, p. 652, s.v. "Mollusca":
 * Important distinctions which obtain amongst the various ‘introverts’ or intro- and e-versible tubes so frequently met with in animal bodies.
 * 1)  An introverted person: one who is considered more thoughtful than social, with a personality more inwardly than outwardly directed; one who often prefers to have time in non-social situations.
 * 2) * 1916, Constance Ellen Long trans. as Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology, p. 349:
 * An Extravert can hardly conceive the necessity which compels the Introvert to conquer the world by means of a system.
 * 1)  A reserved person.
 * 1) * 1916, Constance Ellen Long trans. as Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology, p. 349:
 * An Extravert can hardly conceive the necessity which compels the Introvert to conquer the world by means of a system.
 * 1)  A reserved person.
 * 1)  A reserved person.
 * 1)  A reserved person.
 * 1)  A reserved person.
 * 1)  A reserved person.

Usage notes
Psychologists tend to distinguish between introversion, which defines one's inherent social preferences and exists on a spectrum of behavior with ambiversion and extraversion, from shyness and other manifestations of social anxiety or trauma. Popular use tends to lump such behaviors together and sometimes pejoratively consider them withdrawn or antisocial.

Translations

 * Arabic: اِنْطِوَائِيّ
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 * Catalan: introvertit
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 * Finnish: sisäänpäinsuuntautunut henkilö ,
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 * Japanese: 内向的な人
 * Lithuanian: intravertas
 * Persian: درون‌گرا
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 * Punjabi: ਅੰਤਰਮੁਖੀ
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 * Tagalog: loobwili
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 * Ukrainian: інтроверт

Verb

 * 1) To turn inwards.
 * 2) To think about internal or spiritual matters.
 * 3) * 1671, Abraham Woodhead trans. The Life of the Holy Mother Saint Teresa..., xxviii:
 * the Soul being straight, introverted into itself, and easily conforming to God's will and time
 * 1)  To withdraw an organ or body part within itself or its base.
 * 2) * 1785, William Cowper, "The Task", Cant. IV, ll. 633 ff.:
 * His awkward gait, his introverted toes, Bent knees, round shoulders, and dejected looks
 * His awkward gait, his introverted toes, Bent knees, round shoulders, and dejected looks

Related terms

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Adjective

 * 1) introverted
 * 2)  an
 * 1)  an