Is There a Word Deflective?

To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate. [Latin dēflectere : dē-, de- + flectere, to bend.] de·flect′a·ble adj.

What does the word deflective mean?

Definitions of deflective. adjective. capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) synonyms: refractive crooked. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned.

What does it mean to be deflecting?

: to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction armor that deflects bullets deflecting attention from the troubled economy deflect a question.