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      indirection
      noun
      An indirect action or process.
      A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness.
      (programming) Use of a variable or object through its address.
      Roots
      regorect- · Latin · rule, guide straight
      Synonyms for indirection
      indirectnessndeviousnessnobliquenessnunderhandednessnduplicityntrickinessnchicanerynevasivenessnartfulnessntreacherousnessndeceitnfraudulencendeceitfulnessnguilencrookednessninsidiousnessndishonestyn
      Words related to indirection
      deceptivenessnbackhandednessndisingenuousnessnsubterfugenmisdirectionnobfuscationnallusivenessndiscursivenessnequivocationntergiversationndissimulationndeceptionntrickerynprevaricationnduplicitousnessnimplicitnessnindirectadjslynessnambiguitynblatancynartificenrascalityninsincerityn

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