deflect

deflect is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected.
2. intransitive verb. To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.
3. verb. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

   "block an attack"

   Synonyms: block, parry

4. verb. draw someone's attention away from something

   "The thief distracted the bystanders"

   "He deflected his competitors"

   Synonyms: distract

5. verb. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
6. verb. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

   Synonyms: bend

7. verb. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

   "Let's avoid a confrontation"

   "head off a confrontation"

   Synonyms: avert, avoid, debar, forefend, forfend, obviate

Synonyms

block, parry, distract, bend, avert, avoid, debar, forefend, forfend, obviate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in deflect:

clefted

Common word forms

deflects, deflected, deflecting, deflectable

Words from these letters

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