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nondirection

nondirection noun: absence of direction.

Noun

nondirection (uncountable)

  1. Absence of direction.
    • Three issues are keys to good moderating: nondirection, full participation, and coverage of issues.
      The Principle of Nondirection
      The primary goal of the moderator is to guide the discussion without suggesting answers or directing discussion towards a specific conclusion.1999, Harry T. Lawless, Hildegarde Heymann, Sensory Evaluation of Food: Principles and Practices, page 533

Origin of nondirection

From non- + direction.

Questions about nondirection

What does nondirection mean?
Nondirection means absence of direction.
What part of speech is nondirection?
Nondirection is a noun.

Words near nondirection in the dictionary

  1. nondipolarity
  2. nondipole
  3. nondipterous
  4. nondirect
  5. nondirected
  6. nondirection
  7. nondirectional
  8. nondirectionality
  9. nondirectionally
  10. nondirective
  11. nondirectiveness

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