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Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive), Adjective
OXFORD DICTIONARY
introvert, n., adj., & v.
--n.
1 Psychol. a person predominantly concerned with his or her own thoughts and feelings rather than with external things.
2 a shy inwardly thoughtful person.
--adj. (also introverted) typical or characteristic of an introvert.
--v.tr.
1 Psychol. direct (one's thoughts or mind) inwards.
2 Zool. withdraw (an organ etc.) within its own tube or base, like the finger of a glove.
introversion n. introversive adj. introverted adj. introvertive adj.
INTRO- + vert as in INVERT
THESAURUS
introvert
ambivert, choleric, convert, cycloid, cyclothyme, cyclothymic, ectomorph, endomorph, evert, extrovert, intussuscept, invaginate, inverse, invert, melancholic, mesomorph, phlegmatic, pronate, resupinate, reverse, revolve, rotate, sanguine, schizoid, schizothyme, supinate, syntone, transpose, turn about, turn around, turn down, turn in, turn inside out, turn out, turn over, turn the scale, turn the tables, turn upside down
ROGET THESAURUS
introvert
Inversion
VB
be inverted, turn round, turn about, turn to the right about, go round, go about, go to the right about, wheel round, wheel about, wheel to the right about, turn over, go over, tilt over, topple over, capsize, turn turtle, invert, subvert, retrovert,
introvert, reverse, up turn, over turn, up set, over set, turn topsy turvy, culbuter, transpose, put the cart before the horse, turn the tables.