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extroversion

[eks″tro-ver´zhun] extraversion;

1. a turning inside out.

2. direction of one's energies and attention outward from the self.

ex·tra·ver·sion

(eks'tră-vĕr'zhŭn, -shŭn),

1. A turning outward.

2. A trait involving social intercourse, as practiced by an extrovert. Compare: introversion.

Synonym(s): extroversion

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extraversion

(ĕk′strə-vûr′zhən)

Variant of extroversion.

ex·tro·ver·sion

(eks'trō-vĕr'zhŭn)

1. A turning outward.

2. A personality patterned on the presence of others.
Compare: introversion
Synonym(s): extraversion.

[incorrectly formed fr. L. extra, outside, + verto, pp. versus, to turn]

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