deflected

[ dih-flek-tid ]

/ dɪˈflɛk tɪd /

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adjective Biology.

curved or bent downward.

deflexed.

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Origin of deflected

First recorded in 1820–30; deflect + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM deflected

non·de·flect·ed, adjectiveun·de·flect·ed, adjective

Words nearby deflected

deflate, deflation, deflationary gap, deflationary spiral, deflect, deflected, deflection, deflection yoke, deflective, deflexed, deflocculant

How to use deflected in a sentence

The five deflected questions about additional dates but hinted the show could tour to other markets.
Monty Python—Not Dead Yet|Tom Sykes|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Or the quarter inch Plexiglass might have deflected the bullets.
Would It Have Saved JFK? Jim Lehrer on the Mystery of the Bubble Top|Eleanor Clift|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I kept asking why he, a somewhat nerdy numbers guy, was such a media star, but Norquist deflected the questions.
Norquist Calls Congressman's Criticism a 'Cheap Stunt'|Howard Kurtz|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Used just “to soothe would-be emancipators while he deflected their petitions.”
What Did Thomas Jefferson Really Think About Slavery?|Jan Ellen Lewis|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

On other arrows fired his way, I thought he deflected them pretty effectively.
Michael Tomasky on Santorum’s Gay Question in the Jan. 8 Debate|Michael Tomasky|January 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was liable to be so deflected from its course as to kill the unsuspicious hunter, who had assumed great risk as it was.
Two Boys in Wyoming|Edward S. Ellis
They deflected their course somewhat from the direct path to the Red Planet, probably to avoid a meeting with any wandering ship.
The Revolt of the Star Men|Raymond Gallun
He was taking the rest cure by means of a sea voyage to San Francisco and deflected his itinerary for a week's land journey.
Guatemala, the country of the future|Charles M. Pepper
On examination, it was found that the compass had been slightly deflected by a bit of metal that had lodged in the box.
When the Holy Ghost is Come|S. L. Brengle
In such cases, the course of development was at once deflected directly towards the individual family.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt