deflect
- to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.
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swerve, avert, veer, ricochet, hook, bend, slip, pivot, divert, whip, wheel, whirl, sheer, fend, shy, curve, diverge, slew, twist, disperseExamples from the Web for deflect
Contemporary Examples of deflect
According to Crawford, Alvarez is “focusing her entire effort publicly on Protess” to deflect attention.
Yet, Obama might take some of these military actions anyway just to deflect political pressures at home.
But when I pulled her toward me to comfort her and tell her that I was sorry, she instinctively flexed her muscles to deflect me.
Creationists need a Muslim hero, and American right-wingers need a “good” Muslim with whom to deflect accusations of Islamophobia.
The Hedonistic, Possibly Holocaust-Denying Sect That’s Hoodwinking Republican CongressmenJay Michaelson
April 19, 2014
The impulse would have done nothing to deflect a bullet, which would likely have torn through his arm and into him.
Historical Examples of deflect
Since the affair with Piper he had not, however, again offered to deflect a bat.
Rival Pitchers of OakdaleMorgan Scott
The novel like its style coloured, but did not deflect, the stream of English literature.
John LylyJohn Dover Wilson
That rebuke of Barber's seemed to deflect Cis's interest from the rooms to herself.
The Rich Little Poor BoyEleanor Gates
A soft answer, if soft enough, will deflect the stroke of the sword of justice.
Lady BountifulGeorge A. Birmingham
It would have taken more time than we had to deflect us enough to avoid a smash.
Accidental DeathPeter Baily
deflect
- to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve