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Jul 15, 2010

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Introvert-'leave me alone'

–noun

1. a shy person.

2. Psychology . a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings ( opposed to extrovert).

3. Zoology . a part that is or can be introverted.

–adjective

4. Psychology . marked by introversion.

–verb (used with object)

5. to turn inward: to introvert one's anger.

6. Psychology . to direct (the mind, one's interest, etc.) partly to things within the self.

7. Anatomy, Zoology . to turn (a hollow, cylindrical structure) in on itself; invaginate.

Origin and History

introvert (v.) 1650s (implied in introversion), from L. intro- "inward" + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Introverted (adj.) is from 1781. The noun (opposed to extrovert) is 1918, from Ger. psychology, introduced there by C.G. Jung (1875-1961).

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