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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪntɹəʊˈvɜːʃən/ [UK], /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʒən/ [US], /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʃən/ [US], /ɪntɹoʊˈvəɹʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-introversion.wav Forms: introversions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən Etymology: From New Latin intrōversio, from intrōvertere (“to turn within”), from Classical Latin intro (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Equivalent to introvert + -sion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|introversio|intrōversio}} Latin intrōversio, {{der|en|la|intro||within}} Latin intro (“within”), {{suffix|en|introvert|-sion}} introvert + -sion Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} introversion (usually uncountable, plural introversions)
  1. A turning inward, particularly:
    The action of turning one's thoughts upon internal or spiritual matters.
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  2. A turning inward, particularly:
    (psychology) A personality orientation towards the self and mental abstraction; behavior expressing such orientation.
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (psychology: orientation towards the self and mental abstraction): 內向 (Chinese Mandarin), 内向 (nèixiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), introverze [feminine] (Czech), sisäänpäinsuuntautuneisuus (Finnish), introversio (Finnish), Introversion [feminine] (German), 内向性 (naikōsei) (Japanese), 内向 (naikō) (Japanese), intravertiškumas [masculine] (Lithuanian), درونگرایی (darun-gerâyi) (Persian), introversão [feminine] (Portuguese), introversiune [feminine] (Romanian), içe dönüklük (Turkish), hướng nội (Vietnamese)
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  3. A turning inward, particularly:
    (poetry and literature) Arrangement of two similar words, lines, etc. to form the middle part of a structure.
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Literature, Poetry
    Sense id: en-introversion-en-noun-TRvqD0Gg Categories (other): English terms prefixed with intro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with intro-: 23 31 26 21 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
  4. A turning inward, particularly: Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-introversion-en-noun-5EX4ILAi Categories (other): English terms prefixed with intro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with intro-: 23 31 26 21

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