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indirection

noun
/ˈɪndəˈɹɛkʃən/

Etymology

From indirect + -ion, modeled on direction.

  1. derived from indirectus
  2. derived from indirect
  3. suffixed as indirection — “indirect + ion”

Definitions

  1. An indirect action or process.

  2. A lack of direction

    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.

  3. Use of a variable or object through its address.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for indirection. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA