| VERB | social | deflect, debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off | prevent the occurrence of |
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| motion | deflect, bend, turn away | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest | |
| motion | deflect | turn aside and away from an initial or intended course | |
| emotion | deflect, distract | draw someone's attention away from something | |
| competition | deflect, parry, block | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) |
| Sounds | dihfleh'kt | |
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| Rhymes | abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt... | |
| Meaning | prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening / happening. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off | |
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid | Keep from happening / happening or arising |
| Spanish | alejar, atajar, capear, desviar, detener, eludir, esquivar, evitar, obviar, prevenir, prohibir | |
| Catalan | eludir, evitar, prevenir | |
| Meaning | Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | bend, turn away | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | torcer | |
| Nouns | deflection, deflexion | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern) |
| deflector | a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke / smoke etc) | |
| Meaning | turn aside and away from an initial or intended course. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | desviarse | |
| Adjectives | deflective | capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) |
| Nouns | deflection, deflexion | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern) |
| deflector | a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke / smoke etc) | |
| Meaning | Draw someone's attention away from something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He deflected his competitors" | |
| Synonym | distract | |
| Broader | confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off | Cause to feel embarrassment |
| Spanish | apartar, desviar, distraer | |
| Catalan | apartar, desviar, distraure, distreure | |
| Meaning | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The fighter managed to deflect his opponent | |
| Synonyms | parry, block | |
| Broader | fence | fight with fencing swords |
| Spanish | desviar, obstruir, parar | |
| Catalan | obstruir | |
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