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INTROVERSIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does introversive mean?
• INTROVERSIVE (adjective)
The adjective INTROVERSIVE has 1 sense:
1. directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
Familiarity information: INTROVERSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
Synonyms:
introversive; introvertive
Similar:
introvertish; shut-in (somewhat introverted)
Also:
unsociable (not inclined to society or companionship)
Attribute:
introversion ((psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Antonym:
ambiversive (intermediate between introversive and extroversive)
extroversive (directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality)
Derivation:
introvert (turn inside)
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