DEFLECT


Meaning of DEFLECT in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

attention

They could deflect attention from the bride.

Right from the start he wanted me out of the film, because he felt I was deflecting attention away from him.

It has deflected attention from our own deficiencies and the mess of the pound.

Concentration in the literature on productivity growth tends to deflect attention from absolute differences in productivity.

Noting this possibility, Kasparov starts a diversion to deflect White's attention towards the other wing.

A pseudo pawn sacrifice seeking to deflect White's attention from the black king, but Kasparov is not to be deterred.

To begin with, Sarah Ferguson deflected the attentions of the media too.

blow

He deflected the blow , and the razor edge cut deep into the gunwale of the ship.

Scathach pushed her away, turning her in time to deflect the blow from another raider.

As the knife flashed down, aimed at his heart, Connor deflected the blow with his left forearm.

criticism

The Central Authority were, however, able to continue to deflect this criticism .

While helping Johnson to deflect criticism from conservatives, Hoover expanded the mission of his agency in the domestic arena.

He frequently attempted to deflect criticism of his administration and personal life by characterizing such allegations as the product of white racism.

The newly appointed finance minister, Wataru Kubo, is expected to deflect opposition criticism over the housing lender bailout.

■ VERB

try

When the alkaline battery is tried the needle will deflect much further and hold there.

Standing on the streets of Lawrence last week, he tried to deflect some of the praise being heaped on him.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

The Stealth bomber is designed to deflect radar waves, making it "invisible."

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And the chairman had occasionally to be very adept at deflecting any risk of libel!

Eisenhower could not so easily deflect a response to state defiance.

It changes, and can be deflected by the least puff of wind.

One effort hit the bar and the other brought out a fine save from Burridge after deflecting off Payton.

The win featured a 15-yard bicycle-kick by Hayden Brown off a deflected corner kick.

Then, just as he responds, pull back out of range, deflecting his technique and countering.

While helping Johnson to deflect criticism from conservatives, Hoover expanded the mission of his agency in the domestic arena.

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