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- Dictionarydeflect/dɪˈflɛkt/
verb
- 1. cause (something) to change direction; turn aside from a straight course: "the bullet was deflected harmlessly into the ceiling" Similar
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The meaning of DEFLECT is to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction. How to use deflect in a sentence.
to cause something to change direction, or to suddenly go in a different direction: The ionosphere deflects radio waves. fig. The mayor deflected (= did not answer directly) questions about his political plans.
To deflect something is to redirect it—to cause it to move in a direction that’s different from the course it had been on, as in The goalie was able to deflect the ball away from the goal.
to attack or blame another person rather than accepting criticism or blame for your own actions: When someone deflects, they are trying to feel less guilty, avoid negative consequences, and put the blame on others. The guilty person deflects their guilt onto the person who is accusing them or onto another person. Fewer examples.
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. The actor changed his name to deflect accusations of nepotism.
When you deflect, you throw someone or something off course, often by using a distraction. Another way to deflect something — such as criticism — is to blame someone else. Eventually the truth, like the cat who quickly sees there's nothing unusual up in the sky, catches up with those who deflect.
to make something change direction by hitting or touching it, or to change direction after hitting something: The ball was deflected into the corner of the net. deflect attention/blame/criticism, etc. to cause attention / blame / criticism, etc to be directed away from you.
