Definitions
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
Word origin
From Latin dēflexiō, from dēflectere (“to deflect”; participle stem dēflex-) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns). The non-etymological spelling deflection is taken from the present stem dēflect-, associated with collection, dissection, etc. By surface analysis, deflect + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“Russell's goalbound shot took a deflection off a defender and went out for a corner.”
“The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.”
““‘I’m focused on the future’ is one of the most generic store-brand fuckboy deflections there is,” Oliver fumed.”
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