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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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