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Synonyms for introvert
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : noun, adjective in-truh-vurt; verb in-truh-vurt |
Phonetic Transcription : noun, adjective ˈɪn trəˌvɜrt; verb ˌɪn trəˈvɜrt |
Définition of introvert
Origin :- 1650s, from Latin intro- "inward" (see intro-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). The noun, "introverted person" (opposed to extrovert) is 1918, from German psychology, introduced there by C.G. Jung (1875-1961).
- noun person who retreats mentally
- The mind becomes full of sex: and always, in an introvert, of his own sex.
- Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
- The Major Maintainer hadn't merely been switched to Introvert.
- Extract from : « The Big Time » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
- I would say that Lee's character was that he was more of a listener than a talker, not to the extent of being an introvert.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- The introvert is the typical contemplative, predominantly interested in the inner world.
- Extract from : « The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day » by Evelyn Underhill
- The introvert's natural adaptation is by means of thought; feeling being more or less repressed remains undeveloped.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- The introvert regards everything from the aspect of his own personality; the extrovert is dependent upon the value of his object.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- An Extrovert can hardly conceive the necessity which compels the Introvert to conquer the world by means of a system.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- With the introvert the expression of feelings is really a gesture that is artificially adopted and conventional.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- They lack anything individual and original, and are just as lukewarm and colourless as the conventional feelings of the introvert.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- The introvert is characterised by the thought standpoint; the extrovert by the feeling standpoint.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
Antonyms for introvert
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