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> "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.diction
by stronglikedan 8y 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 8y 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 8y 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.