- verbdeflect (verb) · deflects (third person present) · deflected (past tense) · deflected (past participle) · deflecting (present participle)
- cause (something) to change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a straight course:"the bullet was deflected harmlessly into the ceiling" · "he attempted to deflect attention away from his private life"
- (of an object) change direction after hitting something:"the ball deflected off his body"
- cause (someone) to deviate from an intended purpose:"she refused to be deflected from anything she had set her mind on"
- cause (something) to change orientation:"the compass needle is deflected from magnetic north by metal in the aircraft"
Originmid 16th century: from Latin deflectere, from de- ‘away from’ + flectere ‘to bend’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- cause (something) to change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a straight course:
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