Otrovert

Otrovert is a neologism coined by New York psychiatrist Rami Kaminski for a proposed personality style described in popular media as involving a persistent sense of being an outsider in group settings, even when the person is socially included, and a preference for selective, one-to-one connections over group affiliation.^[1][2]

Origin

Kaminski introduced the term in his 2025 book, The Gift of Not Belonging^[3], and it appears in his writing about belonging, social identity, and what he described as "otherness".^[4] Popular media accounts have linked the term to the established introversion and extraversion framework, while presenting it as focused more on group identity and affiliation than on sociability alone.^[1][5]

Description

Media descriptions of "otroverts" commonly emphasize emotional independence from groups, original thinking, low interest in joining or in adopting group rituals, and a tendency to seek depth in a small number of relationships rather than broad group belonging.^[2][6][7]

Reception

Commentators and psychologists quoted in the media have described "otroversion" as a recent hypothesis rather than an established category in academic personality psychology, noting the lack of peer-reviewed research supporting it as a distinct trait or type.^[2][5] The term has nonetheless circulated internationally in lifestyle coverage and commentary.^[8]

See also

• Extraversion and introversion#Otroversion
• Introversion and extroversion
• Ambivert