deflect
/dɪˈflekt/ verbDefinition
› [I, T] to make something change direction by hitting or touching it, or to change direction after hitting something: The ball was deflected into the corner of the net.
deflect attention/blame/criticism, etc › to cause attention/blame/criticism, etc to be directed away from you
deflection /dɪˈflekʃən/ noun [C, U] (Definition of deflect verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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