indirect

/ˌɪndɪˈrekt/ adjective

Translation

NOT CONNECTED › not directly caused by or connected with something

dolaylı, endirekt, vasıtalı

Indirect effects of the fighting include disease and food shortages.1789

NOT OBVIOUS › hidden, or not taken or given in a way that is obvious

gizli, dolaylı, doğrudan doğruya olmayan, ima yollu

indirect taxes/costs an indirect criticism1789

NOT STRAIGHT › not going straight from one place or person to another

dolambaçlı, dolaşık

an indirect route1789

indirectly adverb ›

dolambaçlı bir şekilde

(Definition of indirect adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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