Extroversion
[ek-struh-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n, ek-struh-vur-, -stroh-] /ˌɛk strəˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən, ˈɛk strəˌvɜr-, -stroʊ-/
noun
1.
Also, extraversion. Psychology.
2.
Pathology. a turning inside out, as of the eyelids or of the bladder.
/ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːʃən/
noun
1.
(psychol) the directing of one’s interest outwards, esp towards social contacts
2.
(pathol) a turning inside out of an organ or part
n.
mid-17c., “condition of being turned inside out,” noun of action from obsolete verb extrovert (v.) “to turn inside out,” from extro- + Latin vertere (see versus). Earliest as a word in mysticism; pathological sense attested from 1836; modern use in psychology attested by 1920.
extroversion ex·tro·ver·sion or ex·tra·ver·sion (ěk’strə-vûr’zhən)
n.
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