Introvert vs. Shy — What's the Difference?

To turn or direct inward.

Nervous or timid in the company of other people

(Psychology) To concentrate (one's interests) upon oneself.

Less than; short of

(Medicine) To turn (a tubular organ or part) inward upon itself.

(of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.

(Psychology) An introverted person.

(especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement

(Medicine) An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.

Fling or throw (something) at a target

(zoology) An organ or other body part that is or can be turned inside out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.

A sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.

(psychology) An introverted person: one who is considered more thoughtful than social, with a personality more inwardly than outwardly directed; one who often prefers to have time in non-social situations.

An act of flinging or throwing something at a target.

A reserved person.

Easily startled; timid

To turn inwards.

Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved

To think about internal or spiritual matters.

Characterized by reserve or diffidence

(zoology) To withdraw an organ or body part within itself or its base.

Distrustful; wary

To turn or bend inward.

Not having a sufficient or specified amount, as of money

To look within; to introspect.

To move suddenly or draw back, as if startled or afraid

A person who is introverted; one concerned predominantly with himself or his own feelings. Contrasted with extrovert.

To avoid engaging in, treating, or discussing something

A person who is shy.

To throw (something) with a swift motion; fling.

A part that can be introverted{1}.

To throw something with a swift motion.

(psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts

A sudden movement, as from fright; a start.

Fold inwards;

A quick throw; a fling.

Turn inside;

(Informal) A gibe; a sneer.

(Informal) An attempt; a try.

Easily frightened; timid.

Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

Cautious; wary; suspicious.

(informal) Short, insufficient or less than.

Embarrassed.

(intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.

(intransitive) To jump back in fear.

(transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.

(Scottish) (transitive) or (intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match. To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.

An act of throwing.

A place for throwing.

A sudden start aside, as by a horse.

In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.

(Scottish) In soccer, a throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head. In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.

Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.

Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.

Cautious; wary; suspicious.

Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.

Owing money to the pot; - in cases where an opponent's bet has exceeded a player's available stake or chips, but the player chooses to continue playing the hand before adding the required bet to the pot.

To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; - said especially of horses.

To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.

A sudden start aside, as by a horse.

A side throw; a throw; a fling.

A quick throw;

Start suddenly, as from fight

Throw quickly

Lacking self-confidence;

Easily startled or frightened

Short;

Wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things;