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Word entry · 7 letters

deflect

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"Turn aside"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈflɛkt/Part of speech verbSorted cdeefltStarts with DEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Filled answer is this word (DEFLECT).

Definitions

  1. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

Word origin

From Latin deflecto, from de- (“away”) + flecto (“to bend”).

Used in a sentence

  • The defender deflected the cross into his own net.
  • The Prime Minister deflected some increasingly pointed questions by claiming he had an appointment.
  • Certainly there was much in the relationship itself that, with so much energy deflected into logistic maneuvering was never […] "worked out."

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