deflect
[ dih-flekt ]
/ dɪˈflɛkt /
verb (used with or without object)
to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.
Origin of deflect
1545–55; < Latin
dēflectere to bend down, turn aside, equivalent to
dē-
de- +
flectere to bend, turn
OTHER WORDS FROM deflect
de·flect·a·ble, adjective de·flec·tor, nounWords nearby deflect
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British Dictionary definitions for deflecting
deflect
/ (dɪˈflɛkt) /
verb
to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve
Derived forms of deflect
deflector, nounWord Origin for deflect
C17: from Latin
dēflectere, from
flectere to bend