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extravert

ext·ra·vert

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noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

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(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings

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As a verb, from New Latin extrāvertō, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + vertō (“to turn”). As a noun and adjective, a back-formation from extraversion. Popularized in psychology by translations of German works by Carl Jung. By surface analysis, extra- + -vert.

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