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ex·tro·ver·sion
\ˌekstrəˈvər]zhən, -trōˈ-, -və̄], -vəi] also ]shən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: extro- + Latin versus (past participle of vertere to turn) + English -ion — more at worth
1. : exstrophy
2. also ex·tra·ver·sion \-trəˈ-\ [German, from extra- (from Latin) or extro- (alteration of extra-) + Latin versus + German -ion]
a.
(1) : the act of directing attention toward and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self
(2) : the state of being wholly or predominantly concerned with and interested in what is outside the self
b. : an habitual tendency toward such extroversion — opposed to introversion |