divagation vs deflection

divagation and deflection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
divagation	Yes	No	No	No
deflection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, divagation and deflection are synonyms defined as:

divagation and deflection: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Other synonyms of divagation include deflexion, deviation, digression, diversion.

divagation (noun)	deflection (noun)
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
a message that departs from the main subject	the property of being bent or deflected
	the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
	the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
	a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting