introvert

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

intro·vert [introvert introverts introverted introverting] BrE [ˈɪntrəvɜːt] NAmE [ˈɪntrəvɜːrt] noun
a quiet person who is more interested in their own thoughts and feelings than in spending time with other people
•He was described as an introvert, a reserved man who spoke little.
Opp: ↑extrovert
Derived Word: ↑introversion

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (as a verb in the general sense ‘turn one's thoughts inwards (in spiritual contemplation)’): from modern Latin introvertere, from intro- ‘to the inside’ + vertere ‘to turn’. Its use as a term in psychology dates from the early 20th cent.

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  extrovert, extravert