extrovert
pronunciation
How to pronounce extrovert in British English: UK [ˈekstrəvɜ:t]
How to pronounce extrovert in American English: US [ˈɛkstrəˌvət]
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- Noun:
- (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
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- Adjective:
- characterized by extroversion
Word Origin
- extrovert (n.)
- 1916, extravert (spelled with -o- after 1918, by influence of introvert), from German Extravert, from extra "outside" (see extra-) + Latin vertere "to turn" (see versus). Used (with introvert) in English by doctors and scientists in various literal senses since 1600s, but popularized in a psychological sense early 20c. by Carl Jung. Related: Extroverted.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Twitter works well for extrovert and conscientious individual politicians .
- 2. The extrovert ideal has been documented in many studies .
- 3. But we make a grave mistake to embrace the extrovert ideal so unthinkingly .
- 4. Whether you are an introvert or extrovert , you need a strong social network .
- 5. There are now almost as many definitions of introvert and extrovert as there are personality psychologists .