verb Etymology: Latin ~ere to bend down, turn aside, from de- + flectere to bend Date: circa 1555 transitive verb to turn aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction, intransitive verb to turn aside ; deviate , ~able adjective ~ive adjective ~or noun
DEFLECT
Meaning of DEFLECT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012