تقوقع

English translation: encystment

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Arabic term or phrase:تقوقع
English translation:encystment
Entered by: Ziad Alghamdi

13:53 Oct 10, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
Arabic term or phrase: تقوقع
التقوقع وهو إنغلاق الشخص على ذاته
Amal QD
United States
Local time: 11:07
encystment
Explanation:
encyst: to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/medical/encyst
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Ziad Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 19:07
Grading comment
thanks
to encyst is most appropriate
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3introversion
Nadia Ayoub
4encystment
Ziad Alghamdi
4introversion
hassan zekry
4goes into his shell
Steve Booth
3recoil
Nidhalz
1seclusion
Tarik Boussetta


  

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encystment


Explanation:
encyst: to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/medical/encyst


    Reference: http://www.yourdictionary.com/medical/encyst
Ziad Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 19:07
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Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thanks
to encyst is most appropriate
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
introversion


Explanation:
introversion: he act or process of introverting or the condition of being introverted. Psychology: The direction of or tendency to direct one's thoughts and feelings toward oneself.



hassan zekry
Local time: 18:07
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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seclusion


Explanation:
seclusion

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Note added at 26 mins (2009-10-10 14:20:12 GMT)
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"self-seclusion" too:)

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 17:07
Native speaker of: Arabic
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recoil


Explanation:
retreat
withdraw

Nidhalz
Local time: 17:07
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
goes into his shell


Explanation:
withdraws into himself, becomes reclusive

Steve Booth
Local time: 17:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
introversion


Explanation:
Psychology. a. the act of directing one's interest inward or to things within the self.
b. the state of being concerned primarily with one's own thoughts and feelings rather than with the external environment.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intro-version

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Note added at 1 day19 hrs (2009-10-12 09:39:00 GMT)
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you could use "withdrawal"
http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=zhgkWQSIwHgC&pg=PA4&lpg=...

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 18:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: "introversion" in the same work i'm doing means إنطواء


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Ashraf
1 hr
  -> Many thanks Sara :)

agree  yen_yang
14 hrs
  -> Many thanks Yen Yang :)

agree  Stephen Franke
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Many thanks Stephen :)
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