introvert [ in·tro·vert ]
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Noun
1. A shy, reticent person.
I'm still an introvert, but I was way introverted then.
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2. A person predominantly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings rather than with external things.
In contrast, introverts are thought to be more socially conforming, more sensitive to reinforcement, have lower sensory thresholds, and therefore feel pain more easily.
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Adjective
1. another term for introverted
I've been leaning towards the introvert side lately.
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Origin
1. Mid 17th century (as a verb in the general sense ‘turn one's thoughts inwards (in spiritual contemplation’)): from modern Latin introvertere, from intro- ‘to the inside’ + vertere ‘to turn’. Its use as a term in psychology dates from the early 20th century.

