deflect

intr. & tr.v., -flect·ed, -flect·ing, -flects.
To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.

[Latin dēflectere : dē-, de- + flectere, to bend.]

deflectable de·flect'a·ble adj.
deflective de·flec'tive adj.
deflector de·flec'tor n.

verb

1. To cause to move, especially at an angle: angle, bend, refract, turn. See straight/bent.
2. To change the direction or course of: avert, deviate, divert, pivot, shift, swing, turn, veer. See change/persist.

IN BRIEF: To cause to turn aside or downward.

She deflected the criticism by changing the subject.

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The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  Synonyms: debar, obviate, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off

Meaning #2: turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
  Synonyms: bend, turn away

Meaning #3: turn aside
  Synonym: deviate

Meaning #4: draw someone's attention away from something
  Synonym: distract

Meaning #5: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports or fights
  Synonyms: parry, block

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bøje, afvige, dreje, aflede, afbøje
v. intr. - bøje, dreje, afvige

Nederlands (Dutch)
afleiden, (doen) afwijken, afbuigen (ook taalkundig), van koers veranderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire dévier, dériver, détourner (un courant)
v. intr. - dévier, décliner (une aiguille magnétique)

Deutsch (German)
v. - den Kurs wechseln, beugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτρέπω/-ομαι (από την ευθεία), αποκλίνω, παρεκκλίνω

Italiano (Italian)
deflettere, deviare

idioms:

• deflect from    dissuadere da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desviar

idioms:

• deflect from    desviar de

Русский (Russian)
отклоняться, прогибаться

idioms:

• deflect from    отклонить от

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desviar, hacer girar
v. intr. - desviar, hacer girar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avleda, böja sig (åt sidan)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使偏斜, 使转向, 偏斜, 转向

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使偏斜, 使轉向
v. intr. - 偏斜, 轉向

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 한쪽으로 빗나가게 하다, 접다, (생각 등이) 치우치게 하다
v. intr. - 한쪽으로 빗나가다, (생각 등이) 치우치다, (광선의) 굴절

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 一方にそらせる

idioms:

• deflect from    ～からそれる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغير مساره, ينحرف, حرف شئ عن مساره بخاصه بعد صدمه, يثني شخص أو شئ عن إتمام عمله أو حركته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היטה‬
v. intr. - ‮סטה ממסלולו‬

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