Definition of other-directed
:directed in thought and action primarily by external norms rather than by one's own scale of values
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First Known Use of other-directed
1950
Medical Dictionary
other-directed
adjective
oth·er-di·rect·ed
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ˌət͟h-ər-də-ˈrek-təd, -dī-
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medical Definition of other-directed
:directed in thought and action primarily by external norms rather than by one's own scale of values — compare inner-directed
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other-directedness
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