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"Introvert" still doesn't mean "shy" or "socially awkward", however much shy and socially awkward people want to redefine it as such. As a confident introvert
by pidg 7y ago
"Introvert" still doesn't mean "shy" or "socially awkward", however much shy and socially awkward people want to redefine it as such.
As a confident introvert who doesn't flounder in social settings, this stuff annoys the hell out of me.
- puranjay 7y agoAt what point does an "introvert" become a "loner"? Or are all introverts loners by definition?
- maxxxxx 7y agoNo. Absolutely not. They are totally different things.
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- maxxxxx 7y agoI have quite a few extrovert traits but I am also shy and socially awkward. Mixing shy and introvert into one category leads to a lot of confusion.
- stronglikedan 7y agoAmbivert - noun - one whose personality type is intermediate between extrovert and introvert.[0] I consider myself to be one. [0] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ambivert https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ambivert
- stronglikedan 7y ago> "Introvert" still doesn't mean "shy" According to dictionary.com[0], that's exactly what it means. Introvert - noun - A shy person. [0] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/introvert https://www.dictionary.com/browse/introvert
- cblades 7y agoThe APA's definition is probably more authoritative, and is inline with what OP suggested: https://dictionary.apa.org/introversion https://dictionary.apa.org/introversion
- apocolyps6 7y agoThe goal of a dictionary is to be a reliable indicator of actual usage, so an authoritative dictionary is a bit of a contradiction. Almost all English linguists reject that sort of prescriptivism. Meaning that the opinion of the experts is that a word's "true meaning" is however it is commonly understood by the people using it.
- sdenton4 7y agoI describe myself as an extrovert amongst mathematicians. (which, of course, means I'm still an introvert compared to most.)
- cheeko1234 7y agoI think it's a bell curve and most of us are ambiverts: An ambivert is moderately comfortable with groups and social interaction, but also relishes time alone, away from a crowd. In simpler words, an ambivert is a person whose behaviour changes according to the situation they are in. In face of authority or in presence of strangers, the person may be introverted. However, in the presence of family or close friends, the person may be highly energetic or extraverted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraversion_and_introversion#Introversion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraversion_and_introversion#...