deflect
verb
[ dɪˈflɛkt ]
• cause (something) to change direction; turn aside from a straight course.
• "the bullet was deflected harmlessly into the ceiling"
Similar:
turn aside/away,
divert,
avert,
sidetrack,
distract,
draw away,
block,
parry,
stop,
fend off,
stave off,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin deflectere, from de- ‘away from’ + flectere ‘to bend’.
