inner-directed


in·ner–di·rect·ed

adj \ˈi-nər-də-ˈrek-təd, -(ˌ)dī-\

Definition of INNER-DIRECTED

: directed in thought and action by one's own scale of values as opposed to external norms

First Known Use of INNER-DIRECTED

1950

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