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English-Thai Dictionary

indirection

N การ ไม่ ตรงไปตรงมา  การ ไม่จริงใจ  ความ หลอกลวง  squint directness kan-mai-trong-pai-trong-ma

 

indirection

N ความ ไม่ ตรง  การ อ้อม ไป  directness kwam-mai-trong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDIRECTION

n.[in and direction. ] Oblique course or means. 1. Dishonest practice.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INDIRECTION

In `di *rec "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indirection. ]

 

Defn: Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness. "By indirections find directions out. " Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

indirection

in di rec tion |ˌindəˈrekSHən ˌɪndəˈrɛkʃən | noun indirectness or lack of straightforwardness in action, speech, or progression: his love of intrigue and sly indirection. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from indirect, on the pattern of direction .

 

Oxford Dictionary

indirection

in |dir ¦ec ¦tion |ɪndɪˈrɛkʃ (ə )n, ɪndʌɪ -| noun [ mass noun ] indirectness or lack of straightforwardness in action, speech, or progression: his love of intrigue and sly indirection. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from indirect, on the pattern of direction .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

indirection

n di r c tion 名詞 U C 1 間接的 [遠回しの ]行動 [手段 ].2 不正直, 不正, 欺き .3 目的の不明確さ .