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- [dih-flekt]
- /dɪˈflɛkt/
- /dɪˈflekt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-flekt]
- /dɪˈflɛkt/
Definitions of deflect word
- verb deflect If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it. 3
- verb deflect to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve 3
- verb transitive deflect to turn or make go to one side; bend; swerve 3
- verb deflect If you deflect something such as criticism or attention, you act in a way that prevents it from being directed towards you or affecting you. 2
- verb deflect To deflect someone from a course of action means to make them decide not to continue with it by putting pressure on them or by offering them something desirable. 2
- noun deflect Cause (something) to change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a straight course. 1
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Origin of deflect
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin dēflectere to bend down, turn aside, equivalent to dē- de- + flectere to bend, turn
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Parts of speech for Deflect
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deflect popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deflect
verb deflect
- swerve — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- avert — If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
- veer — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
- ricochet — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
Antonyms for deflect
verb deflect
- straighten — make straight
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- attract — If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
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