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English Dictionary: introversion by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
introversion
n
  1. the condition of being folded inward or sheathed [syn: invagination, introversion]
  2. the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula"
    Synonym(s): invagination, introversion, intussusception, infolding
  3. (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings
    Antonym(s): ambiversion, extraversion, extroversion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Introversion \In`tro*ver"sion\, n. [See {Introvert}.]
      The act of introverting, or the state of being introverted;
      the act of turning the mind inward. --Berkeley.
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