| NOUN | state | introversion, invagination | the condition of being folded inward or sheathed |
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| process | introversion, invagination, intussusception, infolding | the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface | |
| attribute | introversion | (psychology) an introverted disposition |
| Meaning | The condition of being folded inward or sheathed. | |
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| Synonym | invagination | |
| Broader | condition | A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing |
| Verbs | introvert | fold inwards |
| Meaning | The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface. | |
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| Synonyms | invagination, intussusception, infolding | |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | invaginación | |
| Verbs | introvert | fold inwards |
| Meaning | (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings. | |
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| Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
| Attributes | introversive, introvertive | directed inward |
| Narrower | inwardness, internality | preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values) |
| Broader | unsociability, unsociableness | An unsociable disposition |
| Opposite | ambiversion | (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion |
| extraversion, extroversion | (psychology) an extroverted disposition | |
| Spanish | introversión | |
| Verbs | introvert | turn inside |
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