otrovert

From Spanish otro (“other”) + Latin vertere (“to turn”), corresponding to -vert. Coined by psychiatrist Rami Kaminski.

otrovert (plural otroverts)

1. A person who is unable to feel a connection to social groups or collectives.
   • 2023 September 12, “A Deeper Dive into Otrovert Traits”, in The Otherness Institute‎^[1]:

     An otrovert can powerfully tune in and connect with another person’s mind. However, they cannot fathom how a group thinks collectively.
     This is an essential otrovert experience. It is possible to deeply understand another person. As individuals, people are fascinating to otroverts, and they can experience profound familiarity, even in casual, brief meetings.

   • 2025 June 19, Rami Kaminski, ““Otroverts” and why nonconformists often see what others can’t”, in Big Think‎^[2]:

     For most people, this sacrifice is made easily and instinctively. Not so for otroverts, who are neither willing nor able to passively adopt the social scripts that others do. To the otrovert, who is constantly engaged with the choices and consequences of their individual life, social norms follow a circular logic: […]

   • 2025 June 19, Rami Kaminski, “How Outsiders Can Thrive in a World That Wants Them to Fit In”, in Next Big Idea Club‎^[3]:

     I call them otroverts—from otro, the Spanish word for “other,” and vertere, Latin for “to turn.” Otroverts are people who turn in a different direction: not inward like introverts, not outward like extroverts, but elsewhere. They turn toward something else entirely—independence, clarity, and observation.

   • 2025 August 17, Sarah Avi, “Meet the “Otrovert,” A New Personality Type That May Describe You Better Than Anything”, in Free Jupiter‎^[4]:

     This subtle but important distinction means otroverts can blend into both introverted and extroverted environments without fully belonging to either. […] In a workplace where everyone wears company-branded jackets and attends the monthly team happy hour, the otrovert might go occasionally, but their sense of self is untouched by whether they participate or not.

   • 2025 August 20, “Are you an otrovert? Why this personality type could be your greatest gift”, in The Guardian‎^[5]:

     So if introverts look inwards, and extroverts outwards, where the hell do otroverts look? Neither of the above. […] Oh. Anyway, I’m sensing it’s not all negative and there’s a big “but” coming … But he thinks everyone is born an otrovert.