Noun

• S: (n) deflection, warp (a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting)
• S: (n) deflection, deflexion, refraction (the amount by which a propagating wave is bent)
• S: (n) deflection, deflexion (the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position)
• S: (n) deflection, deflexion, bending (the property of being bent or deflected)
• S: (n) diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation (a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)) "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"