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deflect (verb)

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  • deflect — ► VERB ▪ turn aside from from a straight course or intended purpose. DERIVATIVES deflective adjective deflector noun. ORIGIN Latin deflectere, from flectere to bend …   English terms dictionary

  • deflect — verb 1 (I, T) to turn in a different direction, especially after hitting something else, or to make something do this: The waves are deflected by the lifeboat s high narrow bows. 2 deflect attention/criticism/anger etc to stop people criticizing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • deflect — verb 1) she wanted to deflect attention from herself Syn: turn aside/away, divert, avert, sidetrack; distract, draw away; block, parry, fend off, stave off 2) the ball deflected off the wall Syn: bounce …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • deflect — verb Etymology: Latin deflectere to bend down, turn aside, from de + flectere to bend Date: circa 1555 transitive verb to turn aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction intransitive verb to turn aside ; deviate • deflectable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • deflect — verb a) To make (something) deviate from original path. b) To deviate from original path …   Wiktionary

  • deflect — verb deviate or cause to deviate from a straight course. Derivatives deflective adjective deflector noun Origin C16: from L. deflectere, from de + flectere to bend …   English new terms dictionary

  • deflect — verb Syn: divert, turn away, draw away, distract, fend off, parry, stave off …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • deflect — [[t]dɪfle̱kt[/t]] deflects, deflecting, deflected 1) VERB If you deflect something such as criticism or attention, you act in a way that prevents it from being directed towards you or affecting you. [V n] Cage changed his name to deflect… …   English dictionary

  • deflect — UK [dɪˈflekt] / US verb Word forms deflect : present tense I/you/we/they deflect he/she/it deflects present participle deflecting past tense deflected past participle deflected 1) [transitive] to direct criticism, attention, or blame away from… …   English dictionary

  • deflect — de|flect [ dı flekt ] verb 1. ) transitive to direct criticism, attention, or blame away from yourself toward someone else: The company was criticized for trying to deflect the blame for the accident. deflect something from something: It was… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • deflect — /dəˈflɛkt / (say duh flekt) verb (i) 1. to bend or turn aside; swerve. –verb (t) 2. to cause to turn from a true course or right line. {Latin dēflectere} –deflector, noun …  

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