introversion

1. 1.

   the condition of being folded inward or sheathed

   Synonymsinvagination

   Broadercondition
2. 2.

   the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

   “the invagination of the blastula”

   Synonymsinvaginationintussusceptioninfolding

   Broaderorganic process
3. 3.

   (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings

   Antonymsambiversionextraversion

   Broaderunsociability

   Narrowerinwardness

   psychology

Other forms of introversion

plural

introversions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about introversion

What does introversion mean?

introversion means "the condition of being folded inward or sheathed". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in introversion?

introversion has 5 syllables: in-tro-ver-si-on. The stress falls on "si".

What is another word for introversion?

Close synonyms include invagination, invagination, intussusception, infolding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of introversion?

The recorded antonyms are ambiversion, extraversion.

Is introversion a common word?

introversion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.