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extroversion (n.)

mid-17c., "condition of being turned inside out," noun of action from obsolete verb extrovert (v.) "to turn inside out," from extro- + Latin vertere "to turn" (from PIE root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend"). Earliest as a word in mysticism; modern use in psychology attested by 1920.

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Definitions of extroversion from WordNet

extroversion (n.)
(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self;
Synonyms: extraversion
From wordnet.princeton.edu