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introvert

int·ro·vert

UK/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɜːt/ US/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɝt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

(psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts

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verb

1.

fold inwards

  • “some organs can invaginate”
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2.

turn inside

  • “He introverted his feelings”

Origin

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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