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de·flect
 deflect
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- pronunciation:
- dih
flekt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
deflects, deflecting, deflected |
| definition: |
to turn aside or slant away from a straight course; swerve.
- similar words:
- deviate, divert, parry, turn, ward
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| related words: |
bend, bypass, detract, diffuse, diverge, scatter, sway, tack |
adverb + (v.)deflect
deftly, easily, gently, merely, simultaneously, skillfully
(v.)deflect
+ adverb
downward, elsewhere, perfectly, slightly, upward
(v.)deflect
+ noun
accusation,
advance,
allegation,
anger,
arrow,
asteroid,
attack,
attention,
blame,
blast,
blow,
bomb,
bullet,
charge,
comet,
controversy,
credit,
criticism,
crud,
debris,
electron,
energy,
expectation,
explosion,
flow,
focus,
gaze,
gravity,
guilt,
heat,
impulse,
inquiry,
intention,
kick,
laser,
light,
magnet,
missile,
object,
opposition,
passion,
praise,
pressure,
puck,
punch,
query,
question,
radar,
radiation,
radicalism,
ray,
responsibility,
scrutiny,
signal,
speculation,
suggestion,
sunlight,
suspicion,
sword,
thrust,
tube,
voltage,
wind
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| derivation: |
deflector (n.) |
The word deflect
contains the following part:
flect, flex
Latin
root
that means bend
  Example words:
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