Meaning & use
Extrospective
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Directed toward or focused on external things rather than one's own thoughts and feelings; the opposite of introspective.
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His extrospective personality made him more interested in others' lives than his own.
The study contrasted introspective and extrospective approaches to self-awareness.
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Used mainly in psychology as the direct opposite of the much more common "introspective."
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