inner-directed \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective : directed in thought and action by one's own scale of values as opposed to external norms : nonconformist < the American is undergoing a basic change from inner-directed to other-directed — H.S.Commager >