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indirection

/ˈɪndəˈɹɛkʃən/

indirection noun: an indirect action or process.

Noun

indirection (countable and uncountable, plural indirections)

  1. An indirect action or process.
  2. A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness.
    • In your case, I fear, confession is exploitation by indirection, profit-making by ruse, self-aggrandizement at the expense of God.1907 September, Jack London, “A Day’s Lodging”, in Love of Life and Other Stories, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published December 1907, →OCLC, page 64
  3. Use of a variable or object through its address.

indirection meaning in Urdu

indirection in Urdu

چال, دغا, ہیر پھیر, مکاری

Forms of indirection

pluralindirections

Origin of indirection

From indirect + -ion, modeled on direction.

Questions about indirection

What does indirection mean?
Indirection means an indirect action or process.
What is indirection in Urdu?
Indirection in Urdu is چال, دغا, ہیر پھیر. See Indirection meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is indirection?
Indirection is a noun.
How do you pronounce indirection?
Indirection is pronounced /ˈɪndəˈɹɛkʃən/.
What is the plural of indirection?
The plural of indirection is indirections.

Words near indirection in the dictionary

  1. indirect tax
  2. indirect taxes
  3. indirect transitive
  4. indirected
  5. indirecting
  6. indirection
  7. indirections
  8. indirective
  9. indirectivity
  10. indirectly
  11. indirectness

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