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deflection

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of deflection

a turning away from a course or standard

  • a stern father who would not tolerate the slightest deflection from the strict moral code that he imposed on his children
Synonyms of deflection

departure, detour, deviation, divagation, divergence, divergency, diversion
Words Related to deflection

regression, retrogression, reversion
Near Antonyms of deflection

adherence

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