extroversion

noun

ex·tro·ver·sion ˌek-strə-ˈvər-zhən How to pronounce extroversion (audio)

-shən

variants or extraversion

psychology : the state of or tendency toward being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self : a personality trait or style characterized by a preference for or orientation to engaging socially with others

Note: The psychologist Carl Gustav Jung first introduced the terms extroversion, extrovert, introversion, and introvert in the early 1900s to describe personality types that focus a person's energy on either the inner or outer world.

Extroversion focuses on any feelings of joy associating with others. Gregarious individuals enjoy large groups and the social aspects of any situation.

Melinda L. Korzaan and Katherine T. Boswell

Extroversion is characterized by being outgoing and drawing energy from interacting with others …

James M. Honeycutt

Wisconsin ranked among the top five states in America for "extraversion"—a trait associated with those who are sociable, energetic and enthusiastic …

Bill Glauber

compare introversion sense 2

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This is an individual approach that takes into consideration the level of an employees’ extroversion.

Naira Velumyan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022 Their test posits that each person leans toward either extroversion or introversion; sensing or intuition; thinking or feeling; and judging or perceiving.

Jessie Yeung, CNN, 22 July 2022 The study examined the role of three key personality traits -- conscientiousness, extroversion and neuroticism -- on how people weathered cognitive decline in later life.

Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022 This time, the test told me that my extroversion had increased, going from the 23rd percentile to the 33rd.

Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2022 One widely used psychological system for identifying personality traits organizes them into five categories: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.

Asher Lawson, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021 Introverts make better bosses Although extroversion is associated with leadership, extroverts don’t necessarily make the best bosses.

Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2022 That required a certain amount of extroversion in my style.

oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2021 Introversion versus extroversion was getting an increasing amount of attention as more people identified as one or the other.

Tiffany Philippou, refinery29.com, 30 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Extraversion, probably alteration, by change of extro- to Latin extrā extra-, of Extroversion "turning outward (of an organ, as the bladder)," borrowed from New Latin extrōversiōn-, extrōversiō, noun of action from extrōvertere "to turn outward," from extrō- extro- + Latin vertere "to turn" — more at worth entry 4, version

Note: Both Extraversion and its counterpart Introversion were introduced into psychology by Carl jung, apparently in the second decade of the twentieth century. The words occur in the text of a presentation given by Jung at a meeting of the International Psychoanalytical Congress in Munich (September 7-8, 1913), published in French in the same year ("Contribution à l'étude des types psychologiques," Archives de psychologie, tome 13 [1913], p. 290.) Introversion and the adjective introvertiert "introverted" appear earlier, in a somewhat different sense, in Jung's Über Konflikte der kindischen Seele (Leipzig/Vienna, 1910, pp. 6, 10). The above etymology assumes that Jung had in mind an already existing word, but he could have equally well formed Extraversion by substituting the prefix extra- for other prefixes joined to -version, taken as an independent formative. The choice of extra-, which ordinarily means "beyond," seems peculiar, and has led to re-formations of the word in English as extroversion, with extro- taken to mean "outward." On the other hand, extro- is a neologism made up as a correspondent to intro-, with no correspondent in classical Latin; perhaps this is why Jung avoided it.

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

extroversion

noun

ex·tro·ver·sion

variants or extraversion

ˌek-strə-ˈvər-zhən, -shən How to pronounce extroversion (audio)

: the state of or tendency toward being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self : a personality trait or style characterized by a preference for or orientation to engaging socially with others

Note: The psychologist C. G. Jung first introduced the terms extroversion, extrovert, introversion, and introvert in the early 1900s to describe personality types that focus a person's energy on either the inner or outer world.

compare introversion

单词	extroversion
释义	extroversion noun ex·tro·ver·sion ˌek-strə-ˈvər-zhən -shən variants or extraversion psychology : the state of or tendency toward being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self : a personality trait or style characterized by a preference for or orientation to engaging socially with others Note: The psychologist Carl Gustav Jung first introduced the terms extroversion, extrovert, introversion, and introvert in the early 1900s to describe personality types that focus a person's energy on either the inner or outer world. Extroversion focuses on any feelings of joy associating with others. Gregarious individuals enjoy large groups and the social aspects of any situation. Melinda L. Korzaan and Katherine T. Boswell Extroversion is characterized by being outgoing and drawing energy from interacting with others … James M. Honeycutt Wisconsin ranked among the top five states in America for "extraversion"—a trait associated with those who are sociable, energetic and enthusiastic … Bill Glauber compare introversion sense 2 Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web This is an individual approach that takes into consideration the level of an employees’ extroversion. Naira Velumyan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022 Their test posits that each person leans toward either extroversion or introversion; sensing or intuition; thinking or feeling; and judging or perceiving. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 22 July 2022 The study examined the role of three key personality traits -- conscientiousness, extroversion and neuroticism -- on how people weathered cognitive decline in later life. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022 This time, the test told me that my extroversion had increased, going from the 23rd percentile to the 33rd. Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2022 One widely used psychological system for identifying personality traits organizes them into five categories: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. Asher Lawson, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021 Introverts make better bosses Although extroversion is associated with leadership, extroverts don’t necessarily make the best bosses. Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2022 That required a certain amount of extroversion in my style. oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2021 Introversion versus extroversion was getting an increasing amount of attention as more people identified as one or the other. Tiffany Philippou, refinery29.com, 30 Nov. 2021 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from German Extraversion, probably alteration, by change of extro- to Latin extrā extra-, of Extroversion "turning outward (of an organ, as the bladder)," borrowed from New Latin extrōversiōn-, extrōversiō, noun of action from extrōvertere "to turn outward," from extrō- extro- + Latin vertere "to turn" — more at worth entry 4, version Note: Both Extraversion and its counterpart Introversion were introduced into psychology by Carl jung, apparently in the second decade of the twentieth century. The words occur in the text of a presentation given by Jung at a meeting of the International Psychoanalytical Congress in Munich (September 7-8, 1913), published in French in the same year ("Contribution à l'étude des types psychologiques," Archives de psychologie, tome 13 [1913], p. 290.) Introversion and the adjective introvertiert "introverted" appear earlier, in a somewhat different sense, in Jung's Über Konflikte der kindischen Seele (Leipzig/Vienna, 1910, pp. 6, 10). The above etymology assumes that Jung had in mind an already existing word, but he could have equally well formed Extraversion by substituting the prefix extra- for other prefixes joined to -version, taken as an independent formative. The choice of extra-, which ordinarily means "beyond," seems peculiar, and has led to re-formations of the word in English as extroversion, with extro- taken to mean "outward." On the other hand, extro- is a neologism made up as a correspondent to intro-, with no correspondent in classical Latin; perhaps this is why Jung avoided it. First Known Use 1917, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition extroversion noun ex·tro·ver·sion variants or extraversion ˌek-strə-ˈvər-zhən, -shən : the state of or tendency toward being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self : a personality trait or style characterized by a preference for or orientation to engaging socially with others Note: The psychologist C. G. Jung first introduced the terms extroversion, extrovert, introversion, and introvert in the early 1900s to describe personality types that focus a person's energy on either the inner or outer world. compare introversion extroversion noun variants or extraversion as in boldness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance boldness brashness forwardness sociability companionship camaraderie friendliness gregariousness immodesty amiability cordiality neighborliness conviviality folksiness fellowship Antonyms & Near Antonyms introversion timidity shyness diffidence unsociability bashfulness coyness timidness reclusion unsociableness modesty retiringness See More
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