Psychology:
- To concentrate (one's interests) upon oneself.
- An examination of self sensory and perceptual experiences [syn: introspective]
- Marked by interest in or preoccupation with oneself or one's own thoughts as opposed to others or the environment; shy or reserved.
Adjective: characterized by introversion
Synonym: introverted, introvertive
Noun: a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
Antonym: extrovert
- v 1: fold inwards, of certain animals' organs [syn: invaginate]
2: turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"
Medicine.
- To turn (a tubular organ or part) inward upon itself.
- An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.