English noun: introversion | |||
1. | introversion (state) the condition of being folded inward or sheathed | ||
Synonyms | invagination | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition | ||
2. | introversion (process) the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface | ||
Samples | The invagination of the blastula. | ||
Synonyms | infolding, intussusception, invagination | ||
Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||
3. | introversion (attribute) (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unsociability, unsociableness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | internality, inwardness | ||
Attribute | introversive, introvertive | ||
Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
Antonyms | ambiversion, extraversion, extroversion | ||