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SELF-DIRECTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does self-direction mean?
• SELF-DIRECTION (noun)
The noun SELF-DIRECTION has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SELF-DIRECTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Personal independence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
autonomy; self-direction; self-reliance; self-sufficiency
Hypernyms ("self-direction" is a kind of...):
independence; independency (freedom from control or influence of another or others)
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