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other-directed

[ uhth-er-di-rek-tid, -dahy- ]

adjective

  1. guided by a set of values that is derived from current trends or outward influences rather than from within oneself.


other-directed

adjective

  1. guided by values derived from external influences Compare inner-directed
“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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Other Words From

  • other-di·rected·ness noun
  • other-di·rection noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of other-directed1

First recorded in 1945–50

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