introversion (redirected from introversions)

in·tro·ver·sion  (ntr-vûrzhn, -shn)

n.

1. The act or process of introverting or the condition of being introverted.

2. Psychology The direction of or tendency to direct one's thoughts and feelings toward oneself.

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intro·versive (-vûrsv) adj.

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introversion [ˌɪntrəˈvɜːʃən]

n

1. (Psychology) Psychol the directing of interest inwards towards one's own thoughts and feelings rather than towards the external world or making social contacts

2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol the turning inside out of a hollow organ or part Compare extroversion

introversive , introvertive adj

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introversion Psychology.

1. the act of directing one’s interest inward or toward the self.
2. the state of being interested chiefly in one’s own inner thoughts, feelings, and processes. Cf. extraversion. — introvert, n. — introvertive, introversive, adj.

See also: Self

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	introversion - the condition of being folded inward or sheathed invagination condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
	2.	introversion - the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" infolding, intussusception, invagination biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	3.	introversion - (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings internality, inwardness - preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch unsociability, unsociableness - an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life ambiversion - (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion extraversion, extroversion - (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self

Translations

introversion [ˌɪntrəʊˈvɜːʃən] N → introversión f

introversion

n (Psych) → Introversion f

introversion [ˌɪntrəʊˈvɜːʃ/ən] n → introversione f