| VERB | contact | introvert, invaginate | fold inwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | introvert | turn inside | |
| NOUN | person | introvert | (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social / social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts |
| Sounds | ih'ntrowver.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Albert ... yogurt: 70 rhymes with ert... | |
| Meaning | (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social / social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Opposite | extrovert, extravert | (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings |
| Spanish | introvertido | |
| Catalan | introvertit | |
| Verbs | introvert | turn inside |
| Meaning | Fold inwards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | invaginate | |
| Narrower | intussuscept | introvert or invaginate |
| Broader | draw in, retract | Pull inward or towards a center |
| Spanish | invaginar | |
| Nouns | introversion | the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface |
| introversion | the condition of being folded inward or sheathed | |
| Meaning | Turn inside. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "He introverted his feelings" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Adjectives | introversive, introvertive | directed inward |
| Nouns | introversion | (psychology) an introverted disposition |
| introvert | (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social / social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts | |
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