avert vs deflect

deflect vs avert

avert and deflect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avert	No	No	Yes	No
deflect	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, avert and deflect are synonyms defined as:

avert and deflect: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

Other synonyms of avert include avoid, debar, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off.

avert (verb)	deflect (verb)
turn away or aside	impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	draw someone's attention away from something
	turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

Difference between avert and deflect

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