introvert

tr.v., -vert·ed, -vert·ing, -verts.

1. To turn or direct inward.
2. Psychology. To concentrate (one's interests) upon oneself.
3. Medicine. To turn (a tubular organ or part) inward upon itself.

n. (ĭn'trə-vûrt')

1. Psychology. An introverted person.
2. Medicine. An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.

[INTRO- + Latin vertere, to turn.]

n

Definition: person who retreats mentally
Antonyms: extrovert

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A person who exhibits high levels of introversion.

(in-truh-vurt)

A term introduced by the psychologist Carl Jung to describe a person whose motives and actions are directed inward. Introverts tend to be preoccupied with their own thoughts and feelings and minimize their contact with other people. (Compare extrovert.)

IN BRIEF: To turn inward. Also: A person who is more interested in his or her own self than in in other people.

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change. — Quentin Crisp, English writer.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - indadvendt person, introvert
adj. - indadvendt, introvert, introverteret
v. tr. - studere eget sjæleliv, bøje indad

Nederlands (Dutch)
introvert, eenzelvig, naar binnen richten

Français (French)
n. - introverti
adj. - recueilli, (Psych) introverti
v. tr. - tourner/diriger (qch) vers l'intérieur, tourner sur soi-même (ses pensées), (Psych) se replier sur soi

Deutsch (German)
n. - introvertierter Mensch
adj. - introvertiert
v. - nach innen wenden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εσωστρεφής άνθρωπος
adj. - ενδοστρεφής, εσωστρεφής
v. - εσωτερικεύω, ανάγω σε εσωτερικές διεργασίες

Italiano (Italian)
introverso, riservato, introvertere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) introvertida
adj. - introvertido
v. - introverter-se

Русский (Russian)
интроверт, сосредоточиваться на самом себе

Español (Spanish)
n. - introvertido, retraído, reservado, persona de carácter introvertido, retraído o reservado, suceso u objeto de carácter reservado
adj. - introvertido, retraído, reservado
v. tr. - introvertir, volver hacia sí mismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - introvert (inåtvänd) person
adj. - introvert (psykol.), inåtvänd
v. - rikta inåt, vända inåt (zool.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
性格内向的人, 性格内向的, 使内向, 内省, 使内弯

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 性格內向的人
adj. - 性格內向的
v. tr. - 使內向, 內省, 使內彎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 내향적인 사람
adj. - 내향적인 , 안으로 향하는
v. tr. - 내성시키다, 내향시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 陥入吻, 内向的な人
adj. - 内向的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشخص الانطوائي (صفه) انطوائي (فعل) ينطوي على ذاته, يدير نحو الباطن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם מופנם‬
adj. - ‮מופנם, עושה רושם של אדם בודד‬
v. tr. - ‮הפנה את מחשבותיו פנימה‬

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