Definition of EXTROVERSION

extroversion

Meanings

Plural: extroversions

Noun

  • (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self
  • The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert
  • Consideration of the material world as an aid to spiritual insight.
  • The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert
  • The condition of being inside out, especially in relation to the bladder.
  • The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert
  • A personality orientation towards others and things outside oneself; behavior expressing such orientation.

Origin / Etymology

From extrovert + -sion, a variant of extraversion popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's use of the variant (then nonstandard) spelling extrovert in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte".

Scrabble Score: 22

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Words With Friends Score: 24

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