inner-directed

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

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adjective

guided by internalized values rather than external pressures.

Compare other-directed.

Origin of inner-directed

First recorded in 1945–50

Related formsin·ner-di·rec·tion, noun

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Related Words for inner-directed

reflective, thoughtful, self-absorbed, snobbish, narcissistic, subjective, boastful, pompous, selfish, superior, egocentric, boasting, intimate, personal, obsessive, affected, aloof, autocratic, conceited, haughty

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Historical Examples of inner-directed

Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.
This Crowded Earth
Robert Bloch

British Dictionary definitions for inner-directed

inner-directed

adjective

guided by one's own conscience and values rather than external pressures to conformCompare other-directed

Derived Formsinner-direction, noun

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