Otrovert
Neologism for a proposed personality style
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Origin
Kaminski introduced the term in his 2025 book, The Gift of Not Belonging, and it appears in his writing about belonging, social identity, and what he described as "otherness". The term comes from the Spanish word otro, meaning “other". 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.
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Description
An otrovert is someone who identifies as an eternal outsider in groups, even when they are friendly and socially capable. 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.
Reception
Since the release of Kaminski's book, the term has circulated internationally in lifestyle, health and psychology news coverage and commentary. Commentators described it as a concept that broadens our understanding of personality types and ways of being human and suggests that otroversion is the personality trait that defies groupthink, breaking the introvert/extrovert binary. Some commentators and psychologists quoted in the media have described otroversion as a recent hypothesis rather than an established category in academic personality psychology.