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other-directed

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oth⋅er-di⋅rect⋅ed

  [uhth-er-di-rek-tid, -dahy-]
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–adjective
guided by a set of values that is derived from current trends or outward influences rather than from within oneself.

Origin:
1945–50

Related forms:
oth⋅er-di⋅rect⋅ed⋅ness, noun
oth⋅er-di⋅rec⋅tion, noun
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oth·er-di·rect·ed   (ŭth'ər-dĭ-rěk'tĭd, -dī-)
adj.  Directed or guided chiefly by external standards as opposed to one's own standards or values.
oth'er-di·rect'ed·ness n.
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Main Entry: oth·er–di·rect·ed
Pronunciation: "&th-&r-d&-'rek-t&d, -dI-
Function: adjective
: directed inthought and action primarily by external norms rather than by one's own scale of values —compare INNER-DIRECTED —oth·er–di·rect·ed·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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other-directed oth·er-di·rect·ed (ŭ&phonth;'ər-dĭ-rěk'tĭd, -dī-)
adj.
Directed or guided chiefly by external standards as opposed to one's own standards or values.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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