extroverted

== English == === Alternative forms === (psychology): extraverted, extrovert === Etymology === A variant spelling of extraverted. Popularized as a psychological term by Phyllis Blanchard's use of extrovert in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte", from extrovert +‎ -ed. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/, /ɛkstɹəʊˈvəːtɪd/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹtɪd/, /ɛkstɹoʊˈvəɹtɪd/ === Verb === extroverted simple past and past participle of extrovert === Adjective === extroverted (comparative more extroverted, superlative most extroverted) Turned or thrust outwards, especially: (informal psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable. (medicine) Synonym of inside-out. ...an extroverted bladder... ==== Usage notes ==== Technical papers in psychology overwhelmingly prefer extraverted, although the spelling extroverted has become more common in general use. ==== Synonyms ==== extrorse (botany) ==== Antonyms ==== introverted ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “extrovert, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1894. Scott Barry Kaufman, "The Difference between ExtrAversion and ExtrOversion", Beautiful Minds, Scientific American, Springer Nature America, 2015.