'Introversion' definitions:
Definition of 'introversion'
(from WordNet)
noun
The condition of being folded inward or sheathed [syn: invagination, introversion]
noun
The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" [syn: invagination, introversion, intussusception, infolding]
noun
(psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings [ant: ambiversion, extraversion, extroversion]
Definition of 'Introversion'
From: GCIDE
- Introversion \In`tro*ver"sion\, n. [See Introvert.] The act of introverting, or the state of being introverted; the act of turning the mind inward. --Berkeley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'introversion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aloofness,
- ambiversion,
- backwardness,
- bashfulness,
- blankness,
- chilliness,
- coldness,
- complexion,
- constraint,
- coolness,
- cycloid personality,
- cyclothymia,
- depth,
- detachment,
- discreetness,
- discretion,
- distance,
- ectomorphism,
- ectomorphy,
- ectropion,
- endomorphism,
- endomorphy,
- eversion,
- expressionlessness,
- extroversion,
- extrovertedness,
- frigidity,
- frostiness,
- guardedness,
- humor,
- iciness,
- impassiveness,
- impassivity,
- impersonality,
- inaccessibility,
- ingoingness,
- innerness,
- inness,
- interiority,
- internality,
- internalization,
- intrinsicality,
- introvertedness,
- intussusception,
- invagination,
- inversion,
- inwardness,
- mesomorphism,
- mesomorphy,
- modesty,
- other-directedness,
- outgoingness,
- personality tendency,
- pronation,
- remoteness,
- repression,
- reserve,
- reservedness,
- restraint,
- resupination,
- reticence,
- reticency,
- retirement,
- retroflexion,
- retroversion,
- reversal,
- reversing,
- reversion,
- revulsion,
- schizoid personality,
- schizothymia,
- somatotype,
- standoffishness,
- subduedness,
- supination,
- suppression,
- syntony,
- topsy-turviness,
- topsy-turvydom,
- transposal,
- transposition,
- turning back,
- turning backwards,
- turning inside out,
- turning inward,
- turning over,
- unaffability,
- unapproachability,
- uncongeniality,
- undemonstrativeness,
- unexpansiveness,
- withdrawal,
- withdrawnness