introverted
English
Etymology
From introvert + -ed, q.v.
Verb
introverted
- simple past tense and past participle of introvert
Adjective
introverted (comparative more introverted, superlative most introverted)
- Turned or thrust inward, particularly:
- Thinking about internal or spiritual matters.
- 1782, William Cowper, "Conversation" in Poems, l. 230:
- ...Self-searching with an introverted eye...
- 1782, William Cowper, "Conversation" in Poems, l. 230:
- (psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an introvert: thoughtful, reflective.
- 1915, Carl Jung, "On Psychological Understanding", Journal of Abnormal Psychology, No. 9, p. 397:
- An extraverted individual can hardly understand the necessity that forces the introverted to accomplish his adaptation by first formulating a general conception.
- 1916, Constance Ellen Long transl. Carl Jung as Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology, p. 348
- The introverted type is characterised by the fact that his libido is turned towards his own personality to a certain extent.
- 1968, Charles Rycroft, A Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, p. 48:
- There is a tendency to equate ‘introverted’ with ‘withdrawn’ or ‘schizoid’.
- 1915, Carl Jung, "On Psychological Understanding", Journal of Abnormal Psychology, No. 9, p. 397:
- (poetry, literature) Arranged so that two similar words, lines, etc. form the middle of the structure.
- 1896, Richard Green Moulton, The Literary Study of the Bible, p. 50:
- In the Quatrain Reversed or Introverted, the first line corresponds with the fourth.
- 1896, Richard Green Moulton, The Literary Study of the Bible, p. 50:
- Thinking about internal or spiritual matters.
Alternative forms
- (psychology): introvert
Antonyms
- (psychology): extraverted (proper); extroverted (informal)
Translations
psychology: Of or characteristic of an introvert
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