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24 January
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What is the difference between divert suspicion and deflect suspicion ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between divert suspicion and deflect suspicion ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Usually divert is intentional and deflect may or may not be intentional.
For deflect, usually it's used for a single something that is coming at you like a ball. And sometimes something intangible like attention.
e.g. The arrow deflected off his armor.
For divert, it's similar to deflect (change the path). But it seems more for a much larger object, like water or a crowd. This can also be used for attention.
e.g. The police placed barricades to divert the flood.
I think both words are OK for suspicion.
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@beastgin thank you for the detailed explanation!
That really helps me:)
That really helps me:)

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