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introversion

in·tro·ver·sion [ ìntrə vúr'n, ìntrə vúrsh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. interest in self: the tendency to be self-absorbed and uninterested in other people and the world around.
See also  extroversion


2. organ's turning in on itself: a turning inward of a hollow organ such as the womb into itself

[Mid-17th century. <introvert]
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