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deflection Definition


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deflect
verb
    tr & intr
    deflected, deflecting
    1. To turn aside from the correct or intended course or direction.
      Thesaurus: ricochet, glance off, avert, veer, diverge, swerve, curve, twist, bend, deviate.
Derivative: deflection
noun
    Derivative: deflective
    adj
      Derivative: deflector
      noun
        Etymology: 16c: from Latin deflectere to bend aside.



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