The word is in the Wiktionary

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— English words —

• deflect v. (Transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path.
• deflect v. (Transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby…
• deflect v. (Intransitive) To deviate from its original path.
• deflect v. (Transitive, figuratively) To avoid addressing (Questions, criticism, etc.).
• deflect v. (Transitive, figuratively) To divert (Attention, etc.).

— English word, defined in German —

• deflect V. Den Kurs oder die Richtung von etwas ändern.

— English word, defined in French —

• deflect v. Détourner, dévier.

30 English words from 5 English definitions

addressing after a␣sharp Attention avoid ball ball␣games criticism deviate divert etc figuratively from games Intransitive its make often original pass path Questions sharp shot something the thereby touch Transitive unwittingly

2 English words from 2 foreign definitions

Den die

8 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

ändern Détourner dévier etwas Kurs oder Richtung von

21 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

deflects deflected deflectin deflector deflecting deflectins deflection deflective deflectors deflectable deflectably deflections deflectional deflectometer deflectometry deflectometers deflectometric deflection␣change deflection␣changes deflection␣difference deflection␣differences

14 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

redeflects redeflected undeflected redeflecting subdeflected undeflectable undeflectably smoke␣deflector zero␣deflection smoke␣deflectors compass␣deflection compass␣deflections vertical␣deflection vertical␣deflections

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

redeflect

11 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

def DEF Def. ECT ect. EFL FLE LEC lect -lect lect.

14 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cel CEL -cel elf ELF elfe elfed fed Fed FED Fed. f***ed tce TCE

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

clefted

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

cold␣feet deflects fletched

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

defect felted

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

reflect

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

defect

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