introvert
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in·tro·vert
(ĭn′trə-vûrt′, ĭn′trə-vûrt′)tr.v. in·tro·vert·ed, in·tro·vert·ing, in·tro·verts
1. To turn or direct inward.
2. Psychology To concentrate (one's interests) upon oneself.
3. Medicine To turn (a tubular organ or part) inward upon itself.
n. (ĭn′trə-vûrt′)
1. Psychology An introverted person.
2. Medicine An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.
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introvert
n
(Psychology) psychol a person prone to introversion
adj
(Psychology) Also: introverted characterized by introversion
vb
(Pathology) (tr) pathol to turn (a hollow organ or part) inside out
[C17: see intro-, invert]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
in•tro•vert
(ˈɪn trəˌvɜrt)n.
1. a shy person; a person concerned primarily with inner thoughts and feelings rather than with the physical or social environment.
2. Psychol. a person who exhibits introversion.
adj. 3. marked by introversion.
v.t. 4. to turn inward; introspect.
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introvert
Past participle: introverted
Gerund: introverting
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introvert
A person whose interests are directed inwardly rather than outwardly.
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| Noun | 1. | introvert - (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life |
| Verb | 1. | introvert - fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate" draw in, retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" intussuscept - introvert or invaginate; "the intussuscepted gut" |
| 2. | introvert - turn inside; "He introverted his feelings" |
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Translations
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introvert
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befelé forduló egyén
innhverfur maîur
intravertas
introverts
introvert
içine kapanık kimse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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introvert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
introvert
[ˈɪntrəʊˌvɜːt] n, adj → introverso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
introvert
(ˈintrəvəːt) noun a person who is more concerned with his own thoughts and feelings than with other people or happenings outside him.
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introvert
n introvertido -da mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.