deflect away from

deflect something away from someone or something

to divert someone or something away from someone or something; to cause someone or something to veer away from someone or something. The press secretary deflected the reporter's questions from the candidate. The emergency deflected the boss's attention away from my mistake.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Agnes	AG-nəs (English), AHK-nes (German), AHKH-nəs (Dutch), AHNG-nes (Swedish)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Alberta	[æl'bɜ:tə]
Gytha	-	English (Archaic)
Kendal	KEN-dahl	English (Modern)
Akio	ah-kee-o	Japanese
Olamide	-	Western African, Yoruba