DEFLECTS vs DISTRACT: NOUN
- A device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)
- N/A
DEFLECTS vs DISTRACT: ADJECTIVE
- N/A
- Insane; mad.
- Separated; drawn asunder.
DEFLECTS vs DISTRACT: VERB
- Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
- Draw someone's attention away from something
- Turn aside
- Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflect.
- Turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
- Draw someone's attention away from something
- Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- To divert the attention of.
DEFLECTS vs DISTRACT: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted.
- To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
- To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse
- To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
- To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle.
- To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
- To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something.
DEFLECTS vs DISTRACT: OTHER WORD TYPES
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- Distracted; frantic; deranged: same as distraught.
- To disorder the reason of; derange; render frantic or mad.
- To cause distraction in; draw in different directions or toward different objects; confuse by diverse or opposing considerations; perplex; bewilder: as, to distract the mind with cares.
- To turn or draw away from any object; divert from any point toward another point, or toward various other objects: as, to distract a person's attention from his occupation.
- To draw apart; pull in different directions and separate; divide.
DEFLECTS vs DISTRACT: RELATED WORDS
- Turn away, Draw away, Head off, Ward off, Fend off, Debar, Deviate, Block, Bend, Obviate, Stave off, Avert, Avoid, Parry, Distract
- Disrupt, Derail, Overshadow, Deter, Divert, Dissuade, Detract, Draw away, Disorder, Disquiet, Trouble, Cark, Unhinge, Perturb, Deflect
DEFLECTS vs DISTRACT: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Shuns, Parries, Turn away, Draw away, Fend off, Debar, Deviate, Block, Bend, Obviate, Stave off, Avert, Avoid, Parry, Distract
- Amuse, Prevent, Disrupt, Derail, Overshadow, Deter, Divert, Dissuade, Detract, Draw away, Disorder, Disquiet, Trouble, Unhinge, Deflect
DEFLECTS vs DISTRACT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- The joist essentially forms an arc as it is stressed and deflects in bending.
- He punches Steve to the floor and deflects gunfire from Bucky, disarming him.
- Terminology that deflects criticism while bestowing spurious professionalism is essential to the manager.
- This stone deflects negative energies and overwhelming emotions away from you.
- Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo deflects free kick into top corner vs.
- New York City theater director who deflects praise with practiced awkwardness.
- Grimley deflects goal in after touches from Lockard and Groff.
- Sun and deflects them away from hitting the Earth.
- John deflects a missile with his fore arm.
- Akinfeev gets a touch, but it deflects in.
- During the next show, you distract him and.
- An attacker transmits messages to jam or distract.
- Want to distract your tween from her tablet?
- Instead, pop a toothpick in and distract yourself.
- Can you distract the patient and settle them?
- He could also use Hrunting to distract Lancer.
- They need a Goldstein to distract the masses.
- Adrian distract the military base with his cries.
- Furthermore, uncomfortable headlights can easily distract a surgeon.
- Satan knows how to distract you and he is going to try to distract you.
DEFLECTS vs DISTRACT: QUESTIONS
- What happens if the ball deflects off the crossbar?
- What happens if a player deflects his own ball in motion?
- How do social media distract students from studying?
- Can a wrestler distract or incapacitate the referee?
- Does the Internet distract students from their studies?
- Do loud sounds during online classes distract students?
- What distractions do pickpockets use to distract men?
- Do ICT devices distract students in tertiary classrooms?
- Do electronic devices distract students from studying?
- Do fidget spinners distract children from schoolwork?
- Does anthropological discourse distract us from ourselves?
- Does emotion amplification distract from authenticity?