divert

/daɪˈvɜːt/ verb

Translation

› [T] to send someone or something somewhere different from where they were expecting to go

başka yöne göndermek/saptırmak/çevirmek

The plane was diverted to Stansted because of engine trouble. The police were diverting traffic away from the town.1628

divert sb's attention/thoughts, etc › to take someone's attention away from something

dikkatini başka yöne çekmek, oyalamak

1847

(Definition of divert verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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