self-directed
adjEtymology From self- + directed.
1
Directed, independently by oneself without external control or constraint; directed for oneself.
2
Directed at oneself.
- I see a lot of self-directed anger on the part of the straight wives: What's wrong with me that I can't keep this man attracted to me? What's wrong with me in the first place for attracting a gay man?1976 December 11, J. D. Sitler, David Griffiths, “Marriage: Straight Or On The Rocks?”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 24, page 9:
- Synonyms
- autonomous
- Related terms
- selfdirection