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The Collaborative International Dictionary
extroversion

extroversion \ex`tro*ver"sion\, n. [See Extrorse.]

  1. The condition of being turned wrong side out; as, extroversion of the bladder.
    --Dunglison.

  2. (Psychol.) the trait of being interested primarily in things in one's external environement, rather than one's own thoughts and feelings.

  3. (Psychol.) the act of directing one's interests primarily toward things in one's external environement, rather than one's own thoughts and feelings.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
extroversion

mid-17c., "condition of being turned inside out," noun of action from obsolete verb extrovert (v.) "to turn inside out," from extro- + Latin vertere (see versus). Earliest as a word in mysticism; modern use in psychology attested by 1920.

Wiktionary
extroversion

alt. 1 (context psychology English) concern with or an orientation toward others or what is outside oneself; behavior expressing such an orientation; the definitive characteristic of an extrovert. 2 The condition of being extrorse, or turned wrong side out. n. 1 (context psychology English) concern with or an orientation toward others or what is outside oneself; behavior expressing such an orientation; the definitive characteristic of an extrovert. 2 The condition of being extrorse, or turned wrong side out.

WordNet
extroversion

n. (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self [syn: extraversion] [ant: introversion, ambiversion]

Usage examples of "extroversion".

Poppy decided that if extroversion was inherited, Thea took hers from her birth father, since Heather was more quiet.

His new boss, he decided, went through phases of extroversion followed by periods of intense quiet.

Their extroversion springs from other causes, not least of all from a compassion born of suffering.

Degree of extroversion Intelligence Human Relations Marital Status Motivational Pattern Job Task Record Impatiently I flicked through the pages of jargon.

Apparently they associated his performance tonight with the little touches of extroversion they had witnessed in their neighborhood letter carriers, when they had been children.

It tests you for the five major domains of personality: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.

Robertson, Rizzoli, Tait, Hamilton, Brodie, Denis, Dickie, Goyrand, and many others mention extroversion of viscera from parietal defects.

The Multidimensional Assessment of Intimacy: Factor Analysis of the Personal Space Grid Index (PSGI) and Self-Report Measures of Locus of Control, Trait Anxiety, Personal Attractiveness, Self-Concept and Extroversion.

Apparently they associated his performance tonight with the little touches of extroversion they had witnessed in their neighborhood letter carriers, when they had been children.