Etymology

otrovert

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Today it means: A person who is unable to feel a connection to social groups or collectives, as distinct from both an introvert and an extrovert. Full definition →

Latin vertere
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvertere“to turn”
  2. English todayotrovert

From Spanish otro (“other”) + -vert, from Latin vertere (“to turn”). Coined by American psychiatrist w: in 2025.

Words from the same roots

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