Definition of extrovert
: one whose personality is characterized by extroversion; broadly : a gregarious and unreserved person
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Examples of extrovert in a Sentence
a natural extrovert, he mixes well in any social situation
Recent Examples of extrovert from the Web
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As had been clear many times before — but was forgotten in the early part of the 2000s — the reluctant girl in the corner or the punk rebel was just as capable of making world-shaping pop as the popular extrovert.
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Psychologists have known for some time that personality affects perception – and in particular that extroverts react strongly to positive stimuli, while neurotics gravitate toward negative stimuli.
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Extrovert (sometimes spelled extravert) means basically "turned outward"—that is, toward things outside oneself. The word was coined by the eminent psychologist C. G. Jung in the early 20th century. The opposite personality type, in Jung's view, was the introvert. Extroverts seem to be favored by societies such as ours, even though introverts seem to be on average more mentally gifted. Psychologists have said that the only personality traits that can be identified in newborn infants are shyness and lack of shyness, which are fairly close to—but not really the same as—introversion and extroversion.
Origin and Etymology of extrovert
modification of German extravertiert, from Latin extra- + vertere
First Known Use: 1918
Other Psychology Terms
EXTROVERT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of extrovert for English Language Learners
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: a friendly person who likes being with and talking to other people : an outgoing person
Medical Dictionary
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Medical Definition of extrovert
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Medical Definition of extrovert
1: one whose attention and interests are directed wholly or predominantly toward what is outside the self : one characterized by extroversion
2: a gregarious and unreserved person—compare introvert
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