INTROVERSION


Meaning of INTROVERSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-trə-ˈvər-zhən, -shən ]

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 -ˈvər-siv, -ziv adjective

• in·tro·ver·sive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.