When you deflect something, you try to avoid or avoid looking at it. Sometimes people use the word to describe the act of avoiding or hiding from a person or thing.
He deflects all of the questions about his past.
She deflects all of the compliments that she receives.
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To make (something) deviate from its original path.
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(ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
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To deviate from its original path.
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To avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).
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To divert (attention, etc.).
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This minimizes the deflection of the cylinders.
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Stop trying to deflect and dissemble.
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The arrow deflected off the window.
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This delays the onset of the intrinsicoid deflection.
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That reduces the needed deflection angle of the aileron.
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The amount of deflection indicates the magnitude of the unbalance.
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The deflection equates to the product of the force and a constant.
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Another parameters was the load deflection characteristics of the washers.
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By then he knew of the gravitational redshift and the deflection of light.
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Means are provided for signalling the measure of the deflection to the surface.