ˌində̇ˈrekshən also -ˌdīˈ- noun
Etymology: indirect + -ion
1.
a. : lack of straightforwardness and openness : deceitfulness , dishonesty
unable to tolerate their double-dealing and indirection
b. : something (as an act, a statement) marked by lack of straightforwardness or by deceitfulness
hated diplomatic indirections — Review of Reviews
2.
a.
(1) : indirect action or movement or procedure : a roundabout course or means or method
free from moralizing even by indirection — Lavinia R. Davis
usurp the executive power by indirection — R.W.Ginnane
(2) : an action or procedure or method marked by suggestion and free of direct obvious expression
creative experiments in indirection — Louis Untermeyer
b. : lack of clear-cut action or movement toward a definite objective : lack of direction : aimless wandering about
a piece of writing ruined by its indirection
a bizarre and pathetic indirection — St. Clair McKelway
a querulous old woman who seemed to be always in a dither of indirection
c. : something (as an act, a statement, a method) marked by indirection
a suave and elegant little comedy of indirections — Time