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deflect

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

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impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

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draw someone's attention away from something

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turn aside and away from an initial or intended course

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prevent the occurrence of

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Variants

synonym
debardistractparryturn away
pasttense
deflected
presentparticiple
deflecting
thirdpersonsingular
deflects
pastparticiple
deflected