n 1  :  the act of directing one's attention toward or getting gratification from one's own interests, thoughts, and feelings  2  :  the state or tendency toward being wholly or predominantly concerned with and interested in one's own mental life - compare EXTROVERSION  in*tro*ver*sive adj in*tro*ver*sive*ly adv 
 
   
 
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