Bill HowattLinda GrantSteven AitchisonNote: Introverts are typically more comfortable interacting with small groups of people rather than large groups (as at parties). The psychologist Carl Gustav Jung first introduced the terms introvert, introversion, extrovert, and extroversion in the early 1900s to describe personality types that focus a person's energy on either the inner or outer world. The terms introvert and extrovert have since become widely popularized, with introvert often broadly used to mean "a quiet or shy person."
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The second most important factor is people's level of extroversion (with introverts feeling more alone).
—Emily Peck, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
This means that a significant portion of people, potentially up to half, have introverted tendencies.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Introvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/introvert. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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introvert
1 of 2 nounNote: Introverts are typically more comfortable interacting with small groups of people rather than large groups (as at parties). The psychologist C. G. Jung first introduced the terms introvert, introversion, extrovert, and extroversion in the early 1900s to describe personality types that focus a person's energy on either the inner or outer world. The terms introvert and extrovert have since become widely popularized, with introvert often broadly used to mean "a quiet or shy person." compare extrovert
introvert
2 of 2 transitive verb
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