VERB
  • Definition - To make (something) deviate from its original path.
  • Definition - (ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
  • Definition - To deviate from its original path.
  • Definition - To avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).
  • Example - The Prime Minister deflected some increasingly pointed questions by claiming he had an appointment.
  • Synonyms - elude
  • Definition - To divert (attention, etc.).
  • Example - The Prime Minister deflected some increasingly pointed questions by claiming he had an appointment.
Words in your word
10 Letter Words
deflecting 17
9 Letter Words
defecting 16 inflected 15
8 Letter Words
clefting 14 fleecing 14 infected 14 fleeting 12 denticle 11 electing 11 deleting 10
5 Letter Words
cleft 10 clift 10 fence 10 fidge 10 delft 9 feign 9 felid 9 feted 9 fetid 9 field 9 fiend 9 filed 9 fined 9 flied 9 fling 9 cited 8 cling 8 deice 8 edict 8 elfin 8 feint 8 filet 8 fleet 8 flint 8 flite 8 genic 8 cline 7 deign 7 dinge 7 elect 7 gelid 7 glede 7 gleed 7 glide 7 ledge 7 niece 7 telic 7 diene 6 edile 6 elide 6 genet 6 genie 6 gleet 6 glint 6 ident 6 ingle 6 legit 6 liege 6 lined 6 teind 6
4 Letter Words
clef 9 fice 9 flic 9 defi 8 deft 8 delf 8 feed 8 fend 8 find 8 fled 8 gift 8 cede 7 cedi 7 cleg 7 dice 7 feel 7 feet 7 felt 7 fete 7 file 7 fine 7 flee 7 flit 7 iced 7 left 7 lief 7 life 7 lift 7 neif 7 ceil 6 celt 6 cent 6 cete 6 cine 6 cite 6 clit 6 ding 6 edge 6 etic 6 geed 6 geld 6 gied 6 gild 6 gled 6 lice 6 nice 6 deet 5 deil 5 dele 5 deli 5
3 Letter Words
def 7 dif 7 fed 7 fid 7 fig 7 gif 7 cig 6 eft 6 elf 6 fee 6 fen 6 fet 6 fie 6 fil 6 fin 6 fit 6 cee 5 cel 5 dig 5 ged 5 gid 5 ice 5 tec 5 tic 5 dee 4 del 4 den 4 die 4 din 4 dit 4 eld 4 end 4 eng 4 gee 4 gel 4 gen 4 get 4 gie 4 gin 4 git 4 led 4 leg 4 lid 4 neg 4 ted 4 teg 4 eel 3 lee 3 lei 3 let 3
2 Letter Words
ef 5 fe 5 if 5 de 3 ed 3 gi 3 id 3 el 2 en 2 et 2 in 2 it 2 li 2 ne 2 te 2 ti 2
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