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Vocabulary Spotlight

Deflect

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: मोड़ देना (Mod dena) – To cause something to change direction, or to divert attention.

Pronunciation

[dih-flekt]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Redirect – पुनर्निर्देशित करना (purnirdeshit karna)
Divert – मोड़ना (modna)

Related Words

Change course – रास्ता बदलना (rasta badalna)
Turn – मोड़ना (modna)

Word Origin

“Deflect” Latin ke “deflectere” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “to bend or turn aside”. Yeh 16th century mein English mein aaya.

Word Family

Verb: Deflect – मोड़ देना (mod dena)

Noun: Deflection – विचलन (vichlan)

Usage Examples

1. Cricket mein player ne ball ko deflect kiya taaki wo wicket pe na lage.

– The player deflected the ball away from the wicket.

2. Usne apne question ka jawab dene ke bajaye topic ko deflect kar diya.

– He deflected the question instead of answering it.

Cultural Note

India mein deflect ka concept cricket aur conversations mein kaafi common hai, jahan log topic ya ball ko mod dete hain.

In Context

“Deflect” ka use tab hota hai jab kisi cheez ka direction change kiya jata hai, jaise conversation ko divert karna ya physical object ko modna.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Deflect” ka sabse kareeb matlab kya hai?

Accept (स्वीकार करना)
Divert (मोड़ना)
Focus (ध्यान देना)
Hold (पकड़ना)

‘Divert’ sahi jawab hai kyunki deflect ka matlab hai kisi cheez ka direction badalna.

“Deflect” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

Latin (लैटिन)
Greek (यूनानी)
French (फ्रेंच)
German (जर्मन)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki deflect ka asal shabd Latin ke “deflectere” se aaya hai.

Deflect ke liye kaun sa shabd synonym nahi hai?

Divert (मोड़ना)
Redirect (पुनर्निर्देशित करना)
Focus (ध्यान देना)
Change course (रास्ता बदलना)

‘Focus’ sahi jawab hai kyunki deflect aur focus opposite hain, jahan deflect ka matlab divert karna hai aur focus ka matlab concentrate karna.