Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambiversion

/ˌæmbəˈvɚʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-bi-ver-sion
IPA: /ˌæmbəˈvɚʃən/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The definition of ambiversion grows then directly out of the two preceding [extroversion and introversion] and is to be stated as a condition of development in which attention is controlled by either objective or subjective conditions of attention and in which the content of the subjective conditions is so varied as to make possible more or less prolonged periods of either extroversion or introversion."

Etymology

From ambi (“both ways”) + -version (“turning”) (ultimately from Latin vertō (“to turn; to turn around”)), modelled after extroversion and introversion.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæmbəˈvɚʃən/
British English: /æmbɪˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

ambivert ambiverted

Rhymes With

conversion assertion diversion excursion inversion subversion incursion desertion compersion compursion

Questions

How do you pronounce ambiversion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæmbəˈvɚʃən/.
What does ambiversion mean?: A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
Where does ambiversion come from?: From ambi (“both ways”) + -version (“turning”) (ultimately from Latin vertō (“to turn; to turn around”)), modelled after extroversion and introversion.

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