SELF-DIRECTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Personal independence

Synonyms:

autonomy; self-direction; self-reliance; self-sufficiency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("self-direction" is a kind of...):

independence; independency (freedom from control or influence of another or others)

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