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deflect

[dih-flekt]

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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.

Origin:
1545–55; < Latin dēflectere to bend down, turn aside, equivalent to dē- de- + flectere to bend, turn

Related forms

de·flect·a·ble, adjective

de·flec·tor, noun

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Example Sentences

The move could deflect growing international criticism of the country's fiscal policies.

Or they will deflect responsibility and pin all the blame on administrators, who in their minds are the ultimate bogeymen.

Indeed, the fact that the scale of the disaster has so far been contained should not deflect attention from the dangers ahead.

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The move could deflect growing international criticism of the country's fiscal policies.

Or they will deflect responsibility and pin all the blame on administrators, who in their minds are the ultimate bogeymen.

Indeed, the fact that the scale of the disaster has so far been contained should not deflect attention from the dangers ahead.

Ankylosaurus's distinctive plates did more than deflect blows-they could also be used as weapons.

When some girls approached the young dudes, they all collectively popped out their cell phones to deflect their conversation.

Instead of adding armor or changing the shape to deflect bomb blasts, the agency reasoned,.

Developing ways to deflect asteroids is more problematic.

There are many more aspects to the issue, of course, but this seems to be the easiest way to deflect the inquiry.

These are things fast-food firms have learnt to cope with and to deflect.

The light color and the large porch help deflect heat.

The nanotubes also quickly snapped back into position to deflect a second bullet that might hit the same spot.

It finally did apologize, but stubbornly tried to deflect blame for having been duped.

The writers insistently deflect their gaze from anatomical gender difference, angrily proclaiming that it is a nonissue.

They try to deflect official attention by choosing names for their companies that avoid explicit reference to their true function.

If the planet had a magnetic field, though, it would deflect the particles from the atmosphere.

Photons that aren't immediately absorbed by a single nanotube deflect off and are absorbed by its neighbors.

Male artists, critics and curators could choose to hear these concerns rather then deflect them onto issues of censorship.

Atop the rostrum he would impugn his enemies, excite crowds to action and deflect his detractors' barbs.

It isn't that hard to deflect a piece of space junk and use it to take out a satellite of an adversary.

They deflect responsibility and play up corporate heroism.

Others insist that he was trying to deflect blame for his own political troubles.

In many hot countries, telecoms firms paint the exterior of base-stations white to deflect the sun.

It also needs to have a core that generates a magnetic field that will deflect harmful cosmic and solar radiation.

But perhaps it is possible to create a shadow self that will deflect attention.

Suozzi was trying to deflect attention from more serious failings of his own.

But aid also increases dependency and can deflect recipient governments from the urgency of the task.

Their goal is to deflect examination of the facts and exposure of the truth.

Ripples in the water deflect off the stones, intersecting with one another.

Too many providers use this argument to deflect patient criticism.

As long as they had access to easy loans, they could buy enough social peace to deflect attention from scandals and mismanagement.

Anything with sharp edges or metal components, which deflect sonar waves with greater force, shows more clearly.

Her attempts to deflect him from his purpose enlist visions of wonderful and droll objects representing various colors.

Floyd's low shoulder roll allows him to deflect punches harmlessly while allowing him the option of quick counter jabs.

The chitin patterns can be for interspecies recognition or to deflect mud and water.

The announcement was supposed to deflect rumors that the actor had returned to his hard-partying ways.

The deal that emerged has tried to deflect that complaint.

The excavation would create earthen berms on each side of the trench to deflect high winds.

Maloney was harsh to defendants who did not pay him in order to deflect attention from his leniency toward those who did.

The eurozone politicians are desperate to deflect criticism for the on going crisis on to the bankers.

Morrone said the intention was not to deflect attention away from.

Both stars are enjoyably breezy, and there's enough chemistry to deflect attention from the story's endless contrivances.

After spending weeks laying the political groundwork to deflect blame for the rate.

It was the second effort in two weeks by the administration to deflect pressure for a national moratorium on foreclosures.

DiLorenzo contended that the city was prosecuting their clients to deflect blame from itself.

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World English Dictionary

deflect (dɪˈflɛkt)

—vb
	to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve

[C17: from Latin dēflectere, from flectere to bend]

de'flector

—n

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Word Origin & History

deflect

1550s, from L. deflectere "to bend aside or downward," from de- "away" + flectere "to bend." Originally transitive, the intrans. sense is first recorded 1640s.

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