EXTRAVERSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does extraversion mean? 

• EXTRAVERSION (noun)
  The noun EXTRAVERSION has 1 sense:

1. (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self

  Familiarity information: EXTRAVERSION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXTRAVERSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

extraversion; extroversion

Hypernyms ("extraversion" is a kind of...):

sociability; sociableness (the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows)

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extraversion"):

outwardness (a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts))

Antonym:

ambiversion ((psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion)

introversion ((psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings)