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(also chiefly Psychology extravert)
¦ noun an outgoing, socially confident person.
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Psychology a person predominantly concerned with external things or objective considerations. Compare with
introvert.
¦ adjective relating to or denoting an extrovert.
Derivatives
extroversion noun
extroverted adjective
Origin
early 20th cent. (earlier (C17) as
extroversion): from
extro- (var. of
extra-) + L.
vertere 'to turn'.