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introvert.

An organ or other body part that is or can be turned inside out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɜːt/UK/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɝt/US
  1. An organ or other body part that is or can be turned inside out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.

  2. An introverted person: one who is considered more thoughtful than social, with a personality more inwardly than outwardly directed; one who often prefers to have time in non-social situations.

  3. A reserved person.

    figuratively · proscribed
Where this word comes from

From New Latin intrōvertere, from intro- (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Popularized as a psychological term by the German works of Carl Jung. By surface analysis, intro- + -vert.

verb/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɜːt/UK/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɝt/US/ɪntɹəʊˈvəːt/UK/ɪntɹoʊˈvəɹt/US
  1. To turn inwards. To think about internal or spiritual matters.

  2. To turn inwards. To withdraw an organ or body part within itself or its base.

Where this word comes from

From New Latin intrōvertere, from intro- (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Popularized as a psychological term by the German works of Carl Jung. By surface analysis, intro- + -vert.

adj/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɜːt/UK/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɝt/US
  1. Alternative form of introverted.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From New Latin intrōvertere, from intro- (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Popularized as a psychological term by the German works of Carl Jung. By surface analysis, intro- + -vert.

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