deflect betydelse and definition

Betydelse av deflect på svenska

• 0 to change direction after hitting something, or to cause something to do this :

  • The ball deflected off my shoulder, straight into the goal.

  • The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the shot.

  • If a huge meteor was heading towards us, our best hope could be to deflect it away from the Earth using a nuclear explosion.

  • His initial defeats did not deflect him from his ambitions.

  • She listens to him, but doesn't allow herself to be deflected from her purpose.

  • We will continue with our plans and not be deflected by the attacks.

  • The president deflected criticism of his economic record by focusing on crime.

  • He successfully deflected blame for his mismanagement of the crisis.

  • I just tried to deflect questions the best way I could.

  • When someone deflects, they are trying to feel less guilty, avoid negative consequences, and put the blame on others.

  • The guilty person deflects their guilt onto the person who is accusing them or onto another person.

• 1 to cause something to change direction, or to suddenly go in a different direction:

  • The ionosphere deflects radio waves.

  • fig. The mayor deflected (= did not answer directly) questions about his political plans.