deflect

[ dih-flekt ]
/ dɪˈflɛkt /
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verb (used with or without object)

to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.

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Origin of deflect

1545–55; <Latin dēflectere to bend down, turn aside, equivalent to dē-de- + flectere to bend, turn

OTHER WORDS FROM deflect

de·flect·a·ble, adjectivede·flec·tor, noun

Words nearby deflect

deflagrate, deflate, deflation, deflationary gap, deflationary spiral, deflect, deflected, deflection, deflection yoke, deflective, deflexed
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Words related to deflect

swerve, avert, veer, ricochet, hook, bend, slip, pivot, divert, whip, cover up, wheel, whirl, sheer, fend, shy, curve, diverge, slew, twist

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British Dictionary definitions for deflect

deflect
/ (dɪˈflɛkt) /

verb

to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve

Derived forms of deflect

deflector, noun

Word Origin for deflect

C17: from Latin dēflectere, from flectere to bend
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