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 Introvert 

tend to energized by being alone

Definitions of introvert

noun

a shy, reticent, and typically self-centered person.

It's generally thought that shyness goes hand in hand with introversion, but many introverts simply prefer solitary to social activities.

A term introduced by the psychologist Carl Jung to describe a person whose motives and actions are directed inward. Introverts tend to be preoccupied with their own thoughts and feelings and minimize their contact with other people. 

INTJ Introvert

INTJ (introversion, intuition, thinking, judgment) is an abbreviation used in the publications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to refer to one of the sixteen personality types. INTJs are one of the rarest of the sixteen personality types, and account for only about 1–4% of the population. More often than not, INTJs carry a y-chromosome, outnumbering INTJ females at a clip of four to one.

introvert in Medicine
introvert in·tro·vert (ĭn'trə-vûrt', ĭn'trə-vûrt') 
v. in·tro·vert·ed , in·tro·vert·ing , in·tro·verts

To turn or direct inward.
To concentrate one's interests upon oneself.
To turn a tubular organ or part inward upon itself.
n. (ĭn'trə-vûrt')
One whose thoughts and feelings are directed toward oneself.
An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.
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introvert in Culture
introvert [( in -truh-vurt)] 

A term introduced by the psychologist Carl Jung to describe a person whosemotives and actions are directed inward. Introverts tend to be preoccupiedwith their own thoughts and feelings and minimize their contact with otherpeople. ( Compare extrovert.)

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British Dictionary definitions for introvert



introvert
noun (ˈɪntrəˌvɜːt)
1.
(psychol) a person prone to introversion
adjective (ˈɪntrəˌvɜːt)
2.
Also introverted. characterized by introversion
verb (ˌɪntrəˈvɜːt)
3.
(transitive) ( pathol) to turn (a hollow organ or part) inside out

Compare extrovert
Word Origin
C17: see intro-, invert
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Word Origin and History for introvert
v.

1650s, from Latin intro- "inward" (see intro- ) + vertere "to turn" (seeversus ). The noun, "introverted person" (opposed to extrovert) is 1918,from German psychology, introduced there by C.G. Jung (1875-1961).

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