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[ dih-flekt ] / dɪˈflɛkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deflect ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with or without object)to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve. Origin of deflect1545–55; <Latin dēflectere to bend down, turn aside, equivalent to dē-de- + flectere to bend, turn OTHER WORDS FROM deflectde·flect·a·ble, adjectivede·flec·tor, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deflectEver had a petty and vindictive boss, competent only at deflecting blame for his own shortcomings? David's Bookclub: The Caine Mutiny|David Frum|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Weiner is, not surprisingly, very much against spoilers, and very good at deflecting questions. ‘Mad Men’: Creator Matthew Weiner Shares 10 Facts About Season 6|Jace Lacob|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST By pouncing on the moderator, Team Romney is deflecting attention from a tough night for its man. The GOP's Candy Strategy|Howard Kurtz|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST For now, the Israeli Prime Minister has succeeded in deflecting attention away from the Palestinian issue. Wiping Palestinians Off the Agenda|Yousef Munayyer|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Deflecting an attack, even more than getting in zingers, can be the difference between winning and losing. What Romney and Obama Can Learn About the Art of Debate Deflection|David Freedlander|October 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST The pressure on the oblong planes which constituted the deflecting rudder was very great. The Motor Boys in the Clouds|Clarence Young Jerry tilted the deflecting rudder, and the craft gracefully swooped down toward the earth. The Motor Boys After a Fortune|Clarence Young Julian was deflecting Madge's course to the left of Gull Island. The Messenger|Elizabeth Robins The strip, A, is first put under a slight pressure, deflecting the needle a few degrees from zero. Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin The same realism determined the speculation of the Italians, deflecting it from metaphysics to problems of practical life. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for deflect
verbto turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve Derived forms of deflectdeflector, nounWord Origin for deflectC17: from Latin dēflectere, from flectere to bend Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deflectswerve, avert, veer, ricochet, hook, bend, slip, pivot, divert, whip, cover up, wheel, whirl, sheer, fend, shy, curve, diverge, slew, twist |