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deflect::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | distract |
| Type of | confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off |
He deflected his competitors.
deflect::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | turn |
| Derivation | deflection, deflexion, deflective, deflector |
Examples of deflect
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Professor Tan, 51, was swift to deflect the credit on to the team he works with.
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Dubinsky swiveled the heel of his right skate to deflect the puck past Leclaire.
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Lupul shoots high, but Conklin is able to deflect it away with his sholderulder.
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He has suggested it was a plot to deflect attention from the military successes.
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And so, let our gravitational pull deflect advice your miserable, miserable way.
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He stresses he simply wised up, but he makes a point to deflect personal praise.
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Day after day their apologies arrive, in veiled terms to deflect legal jeopardy.
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One way to deflect surface-to-air missiles is to confuse their guidance systems.
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Those who would deflect it from its path must not, and surely will not, succeed.
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- Debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
- Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
- Turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
- Distract: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
- Parry: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
- (deflection) a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
- (Deflection (chess)) Deflection in chess is a tactic that forces an opposing piece to leave the square, rank or file it occupies, thus exposing the king or a valuable piece. It is typically used in the context of a combination or attack, where the deflected piece is critical to the defence. ...
- (Deflection (engineering)) In engineering, deflection is a term that is used to describe the degree to which a structural element is displaced under a load. ...
- (Deflection (military)) Deflection is a technique used for effectively firing a ranged weapon at a moving target, that describes "leading the target"; that is, shooting ahead of a moving target so that the target and projectile will collide. ...
