extroversion
[ ek-struh-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n, ek-struh-vur-, -stroh- ]
/ ˌɛk strəˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən, ˈɛk strəˌvɜr-, -stroʊ- /
noun
Also extraversion. Psychology.
- the act of directing one's interest outward or to things outside the self.
- the state of being concerned primarily with things outside the self, with the external environment rather than with one's own thoughts and feelings.Compare introversion(def 3).
Pathology.
a turning inside out, as of the eyelids or of the bladder.
Origin of extroversion
OTHER WORDS FROM extroversion
ex·tro·ver·sive, ex·tro·ver·tive, adjective ex·tro·ver·sive·ly, ex·tro·ver·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby extroversion
extrinsic incubation period,
extrinsic sphincter,
extro-,
extrorse,
extrospection,
extroversion,
extrovert,
extrude,
extrusile,
extrusion,
extrusion press
British Dictionary definitions for extroversive
extroversion
extraversion
/ (ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːʃən) /
noun
psychol
the directing of one's interest outwards, esp towards social contacts
pathol
a turning inside out of an organ or part
Compare
introversion
Derived forms of extroversion
extroversive or extraversive, adjective extroversively or extraversively, adverbWord Origin for extroversion
C17: from
extro- (variant of
extra-, contrasting with
intro-) +
-version, from Latin
vertere to turn
Medical definitions for extroversive
extroversion
n.
A turning inside out, as of an organ or part.
Interest in one's environment or in others as opposed to or to the exclusion of oneself.