deflect
Meaning
- To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
- To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
- To deviate from an original path or position.
- To avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).
- To divert (attention, etc.).
Synonyms
turn aside
diviate
poke into
swing about
turn off
be bent
be crooked
be strained
call at
deviate from
freeze off
make a detour
turn towards
be distorted
be perverted
be gross-grained
preshoot
change state
descensus
out in
swing around
bent aside
beat back
drive back
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈflɛkt/
Etymology
From Latin deflecto, from de- (“away”) + flecto (“to bend”).
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