deflect
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Let's avoid a confrontation
Types & categories
- foreclose hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
Types & categories
- turn hypernym
Related & opposite
- digression derivation
- deflector derivation
Sense 3 verb
turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
Types & categories
- turn hypernym
Related & opposite
- digression derivation
- deflector derivation
- deflective derivation
Sense 4 verb
draw someone's attention away from something
The thief distracted the bystanders
Types & categories
- disconcert hypernym
Related & opposite
- distraction derivation
Sense 5 verb
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
block an attack
Types & categories
- fence hypernym
Related & opposite
- counterpunch derivation
- blocking derivation
- blockage derivation
- blocker derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | obviation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | evitable |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | foreclose |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | digression |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deflector |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | digression |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deflector |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deflective |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | distraction |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | disconcert |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | counterpunch |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | blocking |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockage |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | blocker |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | fence |