inner-directed

[ in-er-di-rek-tid, -dahy- ]
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adjective
  1. guided by internalized values rather than external pressures.

Origin of inner-directed

1
First recorded in 1945–50

Other words from inner-directed

  • in·ner-di·rec·tion, noun

Words Nearby inner-directed

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How to use inner-directed in a sentence

  • Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.

    This Crowded Earth | Robert Bloch
  • The novelty of unfamiliar surroundings will distract you from being inner-directed, which is therapeutically important.

British Dictionary definitions for inner-directed

inner-directed

adjective
  1. guided by one's own conscience and values rather than external pressures to conform: Compare other-directed

Derived forms of inner-directed

  • inner-direction, noun

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