deflect

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verb

1. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
• Derivationally related forms:
deflective, deflexion, deflection, deflector
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. draw someone's attention away from something
- The thief distracted the bystanders
- He deflected his competitors
• Syn:
distract
• Derivationally related forms:
distraction (for: distract)
• Hypernyms:
confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
3. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- block an attack
• Syn:
parry, block
• Derivationally related forms:
blocker (for: block), block (for: block), blockage (for: block), blocking (for: block), parry (for: parry)
• Hypernyms:
fence
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The fighter managed to deflect his opponent
4. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
• Syn:
bend, turn away
• Derivationally related forms:
deflexion, deflection, deflector
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. prevent the occurrence of;
prevent from happening
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
• Syn:
debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, avert,
head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
• Derivationally related forms:
avoidable (for: avoid), avertible (for: avert), avertable (for: avert), obviation (for: obviate)
• Hypernyms:
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  parry, block, distract, bend, turn away