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INTROVERT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does introvert mean? 

INTROVERT (noun)
  The noun INTROVERT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: INTROVERT used as a noun is very rare.


INTROVERT (verb)
  The verb INTROVERT has 2 senses:

1. fold inwardsplay

2. turn insideplay

  Familiarity information: INTROVERT used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INTROVERT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("introvert" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

Antonym:

extrovert ((psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings)

Derivation:

introvert (turn inside)


INTROVERT (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they introvert  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it introverts  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: introverted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: introverted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: introverting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fold inwards

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

introvert; invaginate

Context example:

some organs can invaginate

Hypernyms (to "introvert" is one way to...):

draw in; retract (pull inward or towards a center)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introvert"):

intussuscept (introvert or invaginate)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

introversion (the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface)

introversion (the condition of being folded inward or sheathed)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Turn inside

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

He introverted his feelings

Hypernyms (to "introvert" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

introversion ((psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings)

introversive (directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings)

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

introvertive (directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings)


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