Deflection
Deflection noun - A turning away from a course or standard.
Usage example: a stern father who would not tolerate the slightest deflection from the strict moral code that he imposed on his children
Divagation is a synonym for deflection in difference topic. In some cases you can use "Divagation" instead a noun "Deflection", when it comes to topics like deviation, digression, divarication. rare substitute
Divagation
Divagation noun - A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern).
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Synonyms for Divagation
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Related pairs
- turn and deflection
- turn and divagation
- divergence and deflection
- divergence and divagation
- deviation and deflection
- deviation and divagation
- parenthesis and deflection
- parenthesis and divagation
- turning and deflection
- turning and divagation
- variation and deflection
- variation and divagation
- excursion and deflection
- excursion and divagation
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