US /dɪˈflɛkt/ UK /dɪˈflɛkt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to cause to change direction; to turn aside, especially blame or attention

    She tried to deflect the question with a joke.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to cause to change... divertdeviateavertsidetrackparryturnredirect
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms deflectiondeflectordeflectivedeflected

Etymology

From Latin deflectere ('to bend down or aside'), from de- ('away') + flectere ('to bend').

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