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   In·tro·vert

   /ˈintrəˌvərt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a shy, reticent person: "I'm an introvert and don't like public speaking"
   • ▪ a person predominantly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings rather than with external things: "introverts seek out and enjoy opportunities for reflection and solitude"

   adjective

   • 1. another term for introverted

   Word Origin mid 17th century (as a verb in the general sense ‘turn one's thoughts inwards (in spiritual contemplation’)): from modern Latin introvertere, from intro- ‘to the inside’ + vertere ‘to turn’. Its use as a term in psychology dates from the early 20th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. introversive adjective
   • 2. introvertive adjective

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