deflected
Sent off course
Deflected is the past tense of deflect, meaning to turn aside or redirect something from its path.
A shield deflects blows; a politician deflects criticism by changing the subject.
The word implies something was heading one direction and got pushed another way: The bullet deflected off the metal plate.
She deflected his question with a joke.
Defensive blade deflection
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- repelDrive off or disgust
- counterFlat service surface
resist · thwart · intercept · rebuff · armor · guard · defense · barrier
Spring back after impact
- ricochetAngled deflection off surface
- glanceBrief, casual look
- caromAngled deflection shot
- reboundReturn after deflection
deviate · veer · angle · trajectory · projectile · bullet · arrow · impact
parry
Defensive blade deflection
counter · resist · thwart · intercept · rebuff · armor · guard · defense · barrier · protect
bounce
Spring back after impact
rebound · deviate · veer · angle · trajectory · projectile · bullet · arrow · impact · strike
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
evade · duck · swerve · shirk · circumvent · bypass · escape · skirt · parry · blame
refract
Bend light at boundary
angle · ray · light · beam · mirror · incidence · scatter · disperse · diffract · wavelength
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide
- rejection wordsrejected, rebuffed, spurned, snubbed, refused
- downplaying tacticsdownplayed, minimized, trivialized, understated, belittled
deflectedattracted
Pulled by appeal
absorbed · drawn in · passed through · penetrated · magnetized
deflectedaccepted
Formally agreed to
absorbed · acknowledged · confronted · faced · admitted
- deflector shieldProtective energy barrier
- wind deflectorDevice redirecting airflow away
- bug deflectorVehicle-mounted insect shield
deflect, deflection, deflects, deflecting, deflector, deflections, deflectable