Deflection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsɹˈʌpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪflˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪflˈɛkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsɹˈʌpʃən/.

Examples

a diversion from the main highway
a digression into irrelevant details
a deflection from his goal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bending warp digression diversion divagation refraction deflexion deviation

Parts of Speech

noun	a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
noun	the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
noun	the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
noun	the property of being bent or deflected
noun	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) “a diversion from the main highway”

Word Forms

warp	verb	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
diversionary	adjective	(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
diversionist	noun	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
divert	verb	turn aside; turn away from
deviate	verb	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
digress	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
deflect	verb	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
divagate	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ablenkung

eine Wendung oder Abweichung; insbesondere eine perverse oder abnormale Art zu urteilen oder zu handeln

🇫🇷French

déviation

une torsion ou une aberration ; notamment une manière perverse ou anormale de juger ou d'agir

🇪🇸Spanish

desviación

un giro o aberración; especialmente una forma perversa o anormal de juzgar o actuar

🇮🇹Italian

deflessione

una svolta o un'aberrazione; soprattutto un modo perverso o anormale di giudicare o agire

🇳🇱Dutch

afbuiging

een draai of afwijking; vooral een perverse of abnormale manier van oordelen of handelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

deflexão

uma torção ou aberração; especialmente uma forma perversa ou anormal de julgar ou agir

🇷🇺Russian

отклонение

поворот или аберрация; особенно извращенный или ненормальный способ суждения или действия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचे को झुकाव

एक मोड़ या विपथन; विशेष रूप से निर्णय लेने या कार्य करने का विकृत या असामान्य तरीका

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্যুতি

a twist or aberration; বিশেষ করে বিচার বা অভিনয়ের একটি বিকৃত বা অস্বাভাবিক উপায়

🇮🇳Tamil

விலகல்

ஒரு திருப்பம் அல்லது பிறழ்வு; குறிப்பாக ஒரு வக்கிரமான அல்லது அசாதாரணமான தீர்ப்பு அல்லது செயல்படும் வழி

🇮🇳Telugu

విక్షేపం

ఒక ట్విస్ట్ లేదా ఉల్లంఘన; ముఖ్యంగా వికృతమైన లేదా అసాధారణమైన తీర్పు లేదా నటన

🇮🇳Marathi

विक्षेपण

एक वळण किंवा विकृती; विशेषत: न्याय करण्याचा किंवा अभिनय करण्याचा विकृत किंवा असामान्य मार्ग

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચલન

એક ટ્વિસ્ટ અથવા વિકૃતિ; ખાસ કરીને નિર્ણય અથવા અભિનય કરવાની વિકૃત અથવા અસામાન્ય રીત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಚಲನ

ಒಂದು ಟ್ವಿಸ್ಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಪಥನ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವಿಕೃತ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಹಜವಾದ ನಿರ್ಣಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിചലനം

ഒരു ട്വിസ്റ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യതിയാനം; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു വികൃതമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസാധാരണമായ വിധി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവർത്തന രീതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਘਨ

ਇੱਕ ਮੋੜ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਗਾੜ; ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਨਿਰਣਾ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਗੜਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਤਰੀਕਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انحراف

ایک موڑ یا خرابی؛ خاص طور پر فیصلہ کرنے یا عمل کرنے کا ایک ٹیڑھا یا غیر معمولی طریقہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偏转

扭曲或异常；尤其是一种不正当或不正常的判断或行为方式

🇯🇵Japanese

偏向

ねじれまたは逸脱。特に判断や行動のひねくれたまたは異常な方法

🇰🇷Korean

편향

비틀림 또는 수차; 특히 판단이나 행동의 비뚤어지거나 비정상적인 방식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lệch hướng

một sự thay đổi hoặc quang sai; đặc biệt là một cách đánh giá hoặc hành động sai trái hoặc bất thường

🇹🇭Thai

การโก่งตัว

การบิดหรือความผิดปกติ โดยเฉพาะวิธีการตัดสินหรือการกระทำที่วิปริตหรือผิดปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

defleksi

perubahan atau penyimpangan; terutama cara menilai atau bertindak yang menyimpang atau tidak normal

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalihis

isang twist o aberration; lalo na ang isang masama o abnormal na paraan ng paghatol o pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

pesongan

kelainan atau penyimpangan; terutamanya cara menilai atau bertindak yang songsang atau tidak normal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انحراف

تطور أو انحراف. وخاصة الطريقة المنحرفة أو غير الطبيعية في الحكم أو التصرف

🇮🇷Persian

انحراف

پیچ و تاب یا انحراف؛ مخصوصاً روشی منحرف یا غیرعادی برای قضاوت یا عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

sapma

bir bükülme veya sapma; özellikle sapkın veya anormal bir yargılama veya davranma şekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲטָיָה

פיתול או סטייה; במיוחד דרך פרוורטית או חריגה של שיפוט או פעולה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'deflection'?

The primary meaning of 'deflection' is 'a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting'.

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Using 'deflection' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'deflection' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'deflection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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