deflect
pronunciation
How to pronounce deflect in British English:
UK [dɪˈflekt]
How to pronounce deflect in American English:
US [dɪˈflekt]
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- Verb:
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
- turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
- turn aside
- draw someone's attention away from something
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
Word Origin
- deflect (v.)
- 1550s, from Latin deflectere "to bend (something) aside or downward," from de- "away" (see de-) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible). Originally transitive, the intransitive sense is first recorded 1640s. Related: Deflected; deflecting.
Example
- 1. It has allowed china to deflect attention away from its policy .
- 2. The minute droplets in the layer of fog deflect sunlight in such a way to produce concentric rings and overlapping colors .
- 3. Defense secretary robert m. gates announced thursday that the military had deployed ground-based interceptors and sea-based radar to help deflect any long-range missile from north korea .
- 4. Yet railway bosses fear the scheme will deflect investment from other lines .
- 5. The world can surely deflect this threat but will need to develop new knowledge and technologies .