extroversion

ex·tro·ver·sion also ex·tra·ver·sion  (kstr-vûrzhn)

n.

1. Interest in or behavior directed toward others or one's environment rather than oneself.

2. A turning inside out, as of an organ or part.

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extro·versive adj.

extro·versive·ly adv.

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extroversion, extraversion [ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːʃən]

n

1. (Psychology) Psychol the directing of one's interest outwards, esp towards social contacts

2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a turning inside out of an organ or part Compare introversion

[from extro- (variant of extra-, contrasting with intro-) + -version, from Latin vertere to turn]

extroversive , extraversive adj

extroversively , extraversively adv

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extraversion, extroversion

Psychology.
1. the act of directing one’s interest outward or to things outside the self.
2. the state of having thoughts and activities satisfied by things outside the self. Cf. introversion. — extravert, n. — extraversive, extravertive, adj.

See also: Self

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

extroversion - (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self extraversion outwardness - a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness" sociability, sociableness - the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life

Translations

extroversion

n → Extravertiertheit f