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- Dictionarydeflect/dɪˈflɛkt/
verb
- 1. cause (something) to change direction; turn aside from a straight course: "the bullet was deflected harmlessly into the ceiling" Similar
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to attack or blame another person rather than accepting criticism or blame for your own actions: When someone deflects, they are trying to feel less guilty, avoid negative consequences, and put the blame on others. The guilty person deflects their guilt onto the person who is accusing them or onto another person. Fewer examples.
If you deflect something such as criticism or attention, you act in a way that prevents it from being directed towards you or affecting you. The actor changed his name to deflect accusations of nepotism.
: to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction. armor that deflects bullets. deflecting attention from the troubled economy. deflect a question. intransitive verb. : to turn aside : deviate. the shot deflected off the goalie's shoulder pad. deflectable. di-ˈflek-tə-bəl. dē- adjective. deflective. di-ˈflek-tiv. dē-
to attack or blame another person rather than accepting criticism or blame for your own actions: When someone deflects, they are trying to feel less guilty, avoid negative consequences, and put the blame on others. The guilty person deflects their guilt onto the person who is accusing them or onto another person. Fewer examples.
verb. /dɪˈflekt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to change direction or make something change direction, especially after hitting something. The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal. deflect something He raised his arm to try to deflect the blow. The defender nearly deflected the ball into his own net.
When you deflect, you throw someone or something off course, often by using a distraction. Another way to deflect something — such as criticism — is to blame someone else. Eventually the truth, like the cat who quickly sees there's nothing unusual up in the sky, catches up with those who deflect.
1. If you deflect something such as criticism or attention, you act in a way that prevents it from being directed toward you or affecting you. [...] 2. To deflect someone from a course of action means to make them decide not to continue with it by putting pressure on them or by offering them something desirable. [...]
to make something change direction by hitting or touching it, or to change direction after hitting something: The ball was deflected into the corner of the net. deflect attention/blame/criticism, etc. to cause attention / blame / criticism, etc to be directed away from you.
Define deflect. deflect synonyms, deflect pronunciation, deflect translation, English dictionary definition of deflect. intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed , de·flect·ing , de·flects To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate. de·flect′a·ble adj. de·flec′tive adj....
DEFLECT meaning: 1 : to cause (something that is moving) to change direction; 2 : to hit something and suddenly change direction.
