[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

deflect \deflect"\ d-efle^kt", v. t. imp.  p. p.
   deflected; p. pr.  vb. n. deflecting. l. deflectere;
   de- + flectere to bend or turn. see flexible.
   to cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often
   deflected; to deflect a punch; to deflect criticism by
   acknowledging a mistake.
   1913 webster +pjc

         sitting with their knees deflected under them. --lord
                                                  1630.
   1913 webster
see also:
deflected deflecting flexible 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

deflected \deflect"ed\, a.
   1. turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.
      1913 webster

   2. bent downward; deflexed.
      1913 webster

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