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deflect
de·flect D0095400 (dĭ-flĕkt′)intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate. [Latin dēflectere : dē-, de- + flectere, to bend.] de·flect′a·ble adj.de·flec′tive adj.de·flec′tor n.deflect (dɪˈflɛkt) vbto turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve[C17: from Latin dēflectere, from flectere to bend] deˈflector nde•flect (dɪˈflɛkt) v.t., v.i. to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course. [1545–55; < Latin dēflectere to bend down, turn aside] de•flect′a•ble, adj. de•flec′tive, adj. de•flec′tor, n. deflect Past participle: deflected Gerund: deflecting
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I deflect | you deflect | he/she/it deflects | we deflect | you deflect | they deflect |
Preterite |
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I deflected | you deflected | he/she/it deflected | we deflected | you deflected | they deflected |
Present Continuous |
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I am deflecting | you are deflecting | he/she/it is deflecting | we are deflecting | you are deflecting | they are deflecting |
Present Perfect |
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I have deflected | you have deflected | he/she/it has deflected | we have deflected | you have deflected | they have deflected |
Past Continuous |
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I was deflecting | you were deflecting | he/she/it was deflecting | we were deflecting | you were deflecting | they were deflecting |
Past Perfect |
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I had deflected | you had deflected | he/she/it had deflected | we had deflected | you had deflected | they had deflected |
Future |
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I will deflect | you will deflect | he/she/it will deflect | we will deflect | you will deflect | they will deflect |
Future Perfect |
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I will have deflected | you will have deflected | he/she/it will have deflected | we will have deflected | you will have deflected | they will have deflected |
Future Continuous |
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I will be deflecting | you will be deflecting | he/she/it will be deflecting | we will be deflecting | you will be deflecting | they will be deflecting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been deflecting | you have been deflecting | he/she/it has been deflecting | we have been deflecting | you have been deflecting | they have been deflecting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been deflecting | you will have been deflecting | he/she/it will have been deflecting | we will have been deflecting | you will have been deflecting | they will have been deflecting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been deflecting | you had been deflecting | he/she/it had been deflecting | we had been deflecting | you had been deflecting | they had been deflecting |
Conditional |
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I would deflect | you would deflect | he/she/it would deflect | we would deflect | you would deflect | they would deflect |
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I would have deflected | you would have deflected | he/she/it would have deflected | we would have deflected | you would have deflected | they would have deflected | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | deflect - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, avert, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviateforeclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" | | 2. | deflect - turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interestturn away, bendturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" | | 3. | deflect - turn aside and away from an initial or intended courseturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" | | 4. | deflect - draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"distractdisconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" | | 5. | deflect - impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"parry, blockfence - fight with fencing swords |
deflectverb1. distract, divert, sidetrack, draw away, turn aside a manoeuvre to deflect our attention from what was happening2. turn aside, turn, bend, twist, sidetrack His forearm deflected most of the punch.deflectverb1. To cause to move, especially at an angle:angle, bend, refract, turn.2. To change the direction or course of:avert, deviate, divert, pivot, shift, swing, turn, veer.Translationsdeflect (diˈflekt) verb to turn aside (from a fixed course or direction). He deflected the blow with his arm. 使偏斜 使偏斜deˈflection (-ʃən) noun 偏轉 偏转deflect
deflect (something) away from (someone or something)To direct something away from someone or something. That's why I have an assistant—she deflects all of this minutiae away from me. At the last second, the defenseman deflected the puck away from the goal.See also: away, deflectdeflect something away from someone or somethingto divert someone or something away from someone or something; to cause someone or something to veer away from someone or something. The press secretary deflected the reporter's questions from the candidate. The emergency deflected the boss's attention away from my mistake.See also: away, deflectEncyclopediaSeeDeflectorMedicalSeedeflectiondeflect
Synonyms for deflectverb distractSynonyms- distract
- divert
- sidetrack
- draw away
- turn aside
verb turn asideSynonyms- turn aside
- turn
- bend
- twist
- sidetrack
Synonyms for deflectverb to cause to move, especially at an angleSynonymsverb to change the direction or course ofSynonyms- avert
- deviate
- divert
- pivot
- shift
- swing
- turn
- veer
Synonyms for deflectverb prevent the occurrence ofSynonyms- fend off
- forefend
- forfend
- head off
- avert
- stave off
- ward off
- avoid
- debar
- obviate
Related Words- foreclose
- forestall
- preclude
- prevent
- forbid
verb turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interestSynonymsRelated Wordsverb turn aside and away from an initial or intended courseRelated Wordsverb draw someone's attention away from somethingSynonymsRelated Words- disconcert
- flurry
- confuse
- put off
verb impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)SynonymsRelated Words |