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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.
- English (US)
to attack or blame another person rather than accepting...
- Znaczenie Deflect, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
DEFLECT definicja: 1. to change direction after hitting...
- Deflect in Traditional Chinese
DEFLECT translate: （使）轉向，（使）偏斜. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Deflect: German Translation
deflect translate: ablenken. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Deflect: French Translation
deflect translate: (faire) dévier. Learn more in the...
- Portuguese Translation
DEFLECT translate: desviar, desviar. Learn more in the...
- Deflect in Russian
DEFLECT translate: изменять направление, отклоняться от...
- Deflect in Spanish
DEFLECT translate: desviar, desviarse, desviar,...
- English (US)
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.
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.
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.
The meaning of DEFLECT is to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction. How to use deflect in a sentence.
verb. /dɪˈflekt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to change direction or make something change direction, especially after hitting something. The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal. deflect something He raised his arm to try to deflect the blow. The defender nearly deflected the ball into his own net. Join us.
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.
