deflecting

 [dih-flekt]  

de·flect

   [dih-flekt]
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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