#469 extroversion

extroversion- the directing of one's interest outwards, especially towards social contacts

C17 from extro, variant of extra , from Latin vertere to turn

extrovert- a person concerned more with external reality than inner feelings

In the midst of an election campaign political extroversion can be tiring.

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