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indirection

[ in-duh-rek-shuhn, -dahy- ]

noun

  1. indirect action or procedure.
  2. a roundabout course or method.
  3. a lack of direction or goal; aimlessness:

    His efforts were marked by indirection and indecisiveness.

  4. deceitful or dishonest dealing.


indirection

/ ˌɪndɪˈrɛkʃən /

noun

  1. indirect procedure, courses, or methods
  2. lack of direction or purpose; aimlessness
  3. indirect dealing; deceit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of indirection1

1585–95; indirect + -ion, modeled on direction
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Example Sentences

True, the landlord could not by any hint or indirection discover from whence his midnight visitor came.

Of course it was done honestly; nobody suspects the Mayor of Boston of double-dealing, of intrigue, or of any indirection!

"It is not impossible that I shall want them myself," responded Bean, unconsciously adopting the Tully indirection.

All direct approaches failing, at last he tried indirection.

He refers to this second wife once by indirection, thus: "The children of Laura are no longer motherless."

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