ˌekstrəˈvər]zhən, -trōˈ-, -və̄], -vəi] also ]shən noun
( -s )
Etymology: extro- + Latin vers us (past participle of vertere to turn) + English -ion — more at worth
1. : exstrophy
2. also ex·tra·ver·sion -trəˈ-
[German, from extra- (from Latin) or extro- (alteration of extra- ) + Latin versus + German -ion ]
a.
(1) : the act of directing attention toward and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self
(2) : the state of being wholly or predominantly concerned with and interested in what is outside the self
b. : an habitual tendency toward such extroversion — opposed to introversion