- the act of introverting or the state of being introverted; a turning inward: intestinal introversion that will require surgery.
- the tendency or quality of being introverted: intellectual introversion characterizing the post-Reformation period.
- a disposition that is taxed by social engagement and energized by calm environments, resulting in the tendency to prefer quiet solitude.
- Psychology.
- the act of directing one's interest inward or to things within the self.
- the state of being concerned primarily with one's own thoughts and feelings rather than with the external environment.
- the directing of interest inwards towards one's own thoughts and feelings rather than towards the external world or making social contacts
- the turning inside out of a hollow organ or part
