n.
Pronunciation: ˌ in-tr ə - ' v ə r-zh ə n, -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: intro- + -version (as in diversion )
Date: 1654
1 : the act of introverting : the state of being introverted
2 : the state of or tendency toward being wholly or predominantly concerned with and interested in one's own mental life
– in · tro · ver · sive \ - ' v ə r-siv, -ziv \ adjective
– in · tro · ver · sive · ly adverb