Retrovert

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who returns to his original creed.
  • noun. That which undergoes retroversion, as a part or organ of the body.
  • To turn back.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To turn back.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To turn back.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. go back to a previous state
    • Word Usage
    "Peeping through the lowered venetians of yesteryear (recollection as a species of voyeurism is very Ishiguro), the retrovert is privy to a series of partial visions that eventually reveal a life guided by calamitous misapprehension on his part."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    change by reversal  reverse  turn  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    fallback  go back  lapse  recidivate  recover  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.