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Definition of: introversion
(in′trə·vûr′zhən, -shən) noun
1. The act or process of introverting.
2. Psychol. The direction or concentration of one's interest upon oneself.
3. Psychoanal. The concentration of the libido upon inwardly derived activities or satisfactions. Compare EXTROVERSION. [<NL introversio, -onis <L intro-within + versio, -onis a turning]
—in′tro·ver′sive (-vûr′siv) adjective
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