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Often used in the same context:
distract,
dodge,
divert,
sidestep,
dispel,
shield,
defuse,
brushed,
downplay,
smother,
lob,
neutralize,
parrying,
prod,
evade,
misdirect,
redirect,
squelch,
ricochet,
insulate,
tamp down,
thwart,
allay,
shrug,
fend,
absolve,
quell,
countering,
rebut,
assuage,
discredit,
stymie,
counteract,
diffuse,
stem,
poke,
provoke,
quash,
demonize,
exonerate,
negate,
goalward,
backhanded,
dislodge,
goad,
stoke,
steer,
repel,
palmed,
mollify,
belittle,
stickhandle,
elicit,
swat,
wrest,
blunting,
douse,
curry favor,
outstretched,
cannoned,
avoid,
refute,
embarrass,
dissuade,
nudge,
ducking,
debunk,
lofted,
escape,
unsettle,
deflate,
deny,
appease,
outmanoeuvre,
pass,
hide,
caromed,
obfuscate,
knuckling,
disprove,
siphon,
underplay,
undercut,
elude,
prevent,
sully,
denigrate,
pivoted,
intimidate,
outflank,
flicked,
bounce,
stifle,
pierce,
outmaneuver,
avert,
squirm,
minimize,
frighten,
shies,
scuttle,
sensationalize,
deflected,
persistent,
empt,
incessant,
invidious,
mote,
unmerited,
unsparing,
angriest,
barbed,
blistering,
charmed,
concentrated,
counter,
desultory,
detailed,
detect,
directing,
discerning
More general:
confuse,
consternate,
disconcert,
fence,
flurry,
forbid,
foreclose,
forestall,
preclude,
prevent,
put off,
turn
Synonyms:
avert,
avoid,
bend,
block,
debar,
deviate,
distract,
draw away,
fend off,
head off,
obviate,
parry,
stave off,
turn away,
ward off
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— Nouns for deflect:
blame
attention,
criticism,
ion,
light,
bullets,
attacks,
questions,
offenders,
sideways,
currents,
more...
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