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Introversion

//ɪntɹəˈvəɹʒən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A turning inward, particularly uncountable, usually

    "This disease is sometimes produced by the introversion of the edge of the lower eyelid."

  2. 2
    (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings wordnet
  3. 3
    A turning inward; The action of turning one's thoughts upon internal or spiritual matters. uncountable, usually

    "...their... Fastings, Prayings,... Introversions,... Humiliations, Mortifications..."

  4. 4
    the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface wordnet
  5. 5
    A turning inward; A personality orientation towards the self and mental abstraction; behavior expressing such orientation. uncountable, usually

    "...so that when in later life there occurs an introversion (in the sense of Jung), it consists of a harking back to regressive, reminiscent, infantile material."

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  1. 6
    the condition of being folded inward or sheathed wordnet
  2. 7
    A turning inward; Arrangement of two similar words, lines, etc. to form the middle part of a structure. uncountable, usually

    "Such introversion is merely a matter of form."

Etymology

From New Latin intrōversio, from intrōvertere (“to turn within”), from Classical Latin intro (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Equivalent to introvert + -sion or intro- + -version.

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