Extroversion

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert; Consideration of the material world as an aid to spiritual insight. obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "in mystical Divinity... a scattering or distracting ones thoughts upon exterior objects."

  2. 2
    (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self wordnet
  3. 3
    The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert; The condition of being inside out, especially in relation to the bladder. uncountable, usually

    "In extroversion of the bladder the anterior part of this organ is more or less completely wanting."

  4. 4
    The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert; A personality orientation towards others and things outside oneself; behavior expressing such orientation. informal, uncountable, usually

    "Extroversion is the thrusting out of the mind on to life, the use of the mind in practical affairs, the pouring out of the libido on external objects."

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sociabilityaccessibilityambiversionapproachabilitycandorcommunicativeness

Example

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"in mystical Divinity... a scattering or distracting ones thoughts upon exterior objects."

Etymology

From extro- + -version. As a variant of extraversion, popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's use of the (then nonstandard) spelling extrovert in her publication "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte" (1918).

Related phrases

in relation toinside out

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