extraverted
English edit
Etymology edit
From German extravertiert, equivalent to extravert + -ed.
Adjective edit
extraverted (comparative more extraverted, superlative most extraverted)
- Alternative form of extroverted
- 1915, Carl Jung, “On Psychological Understanding”, in Journal of Abnormal Psychology, number 9, page 397:
- An extraverted individual can hardly understand the necessity that forces the introverted to accomplish his adaptation by first formulating a general conception.
Usage notes edit
Technical papers in psychology prefer extraverted, the spelling used by Carl Jung, although the spelling extroverted is more common in general use.
Verb edit
extraverted
- simple past and past participle of extravert