INDIRECTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • deceitful action that is not straightforward
   Usage Example(s)
   • he could see through the indirections of diplomats
   Hypernyms(s) indirection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deception (what does deception mean?)
   • deceit (what does deceit mean?)
   • dissembling (what does dissembling mean?)
   • dissimulation (what does dissimulation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • indirect procedure or action
   Usage Example(s)
   • he tried to find out by indirection
   Hypernyms(s) indirection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • procedure (what does procedure mean?)
   • process (what does process mean?)