introvert
Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.tɹə.vɜːt/
The English word “introvert” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- A reserved person.
verb
Etymology
From New Latin intrōvertere, from intro- (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Popularized as a psychological term by the German works of Carl Jung. By surface analysis, intro- + -vert.
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