deflection

English Thesaurus

1. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	turn, turning,
definition	:	the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (noun.act)

hyponym	:	red herring,
definition	:	any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue (noun.act)

2. the property of being bent or deflected (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	physical property,
definition	:	any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	wind deflection, windage,
definition	:	the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	refractiveness, refractivity,
definition	:	the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction (noun.attribute)

3. the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position (noun.event)

hypernym	:	motion, movement,
definition	:	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (noun.event)

4. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent (noun.event)

hypernym	:	bend, bending,
definition	:	movement that causes the formation of a curve (noun.event)

5. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting (noun.state)

hypernym	:	aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance,
definition	:	a state or condition markedly different from the norm (noun.state)

6. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)

derivation	:	diversionist, saboteur, wrecker,
definition	:	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks (noun.person)

derivation	:	digress, divagate, stray, wander,
definition	:	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deflect,
definition	:	turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bend, deflect, turn away,
definition	:	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion)

derivation	:	deviate, divert,
definition	:	turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion)

derivation	:	deviate,
definition	:	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course (verb.motion)

derivation	:	diversionary,
definition	:	(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive (adj.all)

7. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting (noun.state)

derivation	:	distort, falsify, garble, warp,
definition	:	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story (verb.communication)

8. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)

derivation	:	diversionist, saboteur, wrecker,
definition	:	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks (noun.person)

derivation	:	digress, divagate, stray, wander,
definition	:	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deflect,
definition	:	turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bend, deflect, turn away,
definition	:	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion)

derivation	:	deviate, divert,
definition	:	turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion)

derivation	:	deviate,
definition	:	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course (verb.motion)

derivation	:	diversionary,
definition	:	(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive (adj.all)

9. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting (noun.state)

derivation	:	distort, falsify, garble, warp,
definition	:	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story (verb.communication)