OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26524

deflection

/dɪˈflɛkʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
deflexión
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
Russell's goalbound shot took a deflection off a defender and went out for a corner.
The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.