oth·er-di·rect·ed | \ ˌə-t͟hər-də-ˈrek-təd 
, -dī- \
, -dī- \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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other-directed
adjectiveoth·er-di·rect·ed | \ ˌət͟h-ər-də-ˈrek-təd, -dī- \
\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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The first known use of other-directed was in 1950
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