deflect

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Verb

deflect (third-person singular simple present deflects, present participle deflecting, simple past and past participle deflected)

1. (transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path.
2. (intransitive) To deviate from its original path.
3. (transitive, figuratively) To knock aside.

   The Prime Minister deflected some increasingly pointed questions by claiming he had an appointment.

Translations

to make deviate

Bulgarian: отклонявам (bg) Finnish: poikkeuttaa (fi)

Spanish: desviar (es) Swedish: avlänka (sv), avböja (sv)

to deviate

Bulgarian: отклонявам се (bg) Finnish: poiketa (fi)

Spanish: desviarse (es) Swedish: avvika (sv)