introvert

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I've always known I'm an introvert, a proud one, but for some reason I believed my travel style was all wrong.

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  1. transitive verb To turn or direct inward.
  2. transitive verb Psychology To concentrate (one's interests) upon oneself.
  3. transitive verb Medicine To turn (a tubular organ or part) inward upon itself.
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  • "Horse" is an extreme introvert, and as such i will list examples. —  [Help] Most Recent Posts
  • For those of you that don't know how to care for an introvert, here's a nice read. —  BagOfNothing.com
  • Till the age of 18 when guys are outgoing and interact with girls and other people I behaved like a introvert, other problems like lack of resources (good clothes, cycle etc) added to this. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • I think that I'll be doing well if I can understand my own limitations as an introvert, and learn some coping mechanisms. —  Jen Robinson's Book Page
  • If you think that you're an introvert, and you want to understand the whole thing better, this could be just the book for you. —  Jen Robinson's Book Page
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. intro- + Latin vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin intro, within, + vertere, turn: see verse. Cf. invert, etc.
  2. from introvert, v.
 

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