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(noun) divagation, diversion, deviation, digression, deflexion
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
the property of being bent or deflected
(noun) deflexion
the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
(noun) deflexion, refraction
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
(noun) warp
a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting