INDIRECTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does indirection mean? • INDIRECTION (noun)
The noun INDIRECTION has 2 senses:
1. indirect procedure or action
2. deceitful action that is not straightforward
Familiarity information: INDIRECTION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INDIRECTION (noun)
Meaning:
Indirect procedure or action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he tried to find out by indirection
Hypernyms ("indirection" is a kind of...):
procedure; process (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result)
Meaning:
Deceitful action that is not straightforward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he could see through the indirections of diplomats
Hypernyms ("indirection" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; dissembling; dissimulation (the act of deceiving)
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