can't find it in dictionary.com or my merriam-webster dictionary so is it a word?
2007-03-05 15:05:06 · 5 answers · asked by neojonako 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
how about irregardless?
2007-03-06 15:06:42 · update #1
I think you could use it as a word in a very specific situation, like if you were describing deflected radiation in an experiment and then wanted to talk about the "undeflected" radiation... wait... maybe "non-deflected" is more acceptable... English sucks... how about using "unaffected", that's certainly a word.
2007-03-05 15:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by theegorider 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The word is "deflected" meaning "to repel, avert, prevent or bounce". To say 'undeflected' makes the word an oxymoron. There is no additional prefixes that changes the meaning of the root to reflect an antonym. A correct antonym for the word is "attracted". The English language is difficult already --stop making up words!
2007-03-05 23:22:05 · answer #2 · answered by ladylee1230 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually would be re-deflected. Because the prefix -un already said something was undone, something opposite that happened. With the word, deflected, something already has happened so no...undeflected is not a word...
2007-03-05 23:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by enzo32ferrari 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so, why would you ever describe something as undeflected? wouldnt that just be normal?
2007-03-05 23:09:15 · answer #4 · answered by imarobotwah! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOPE
2007-03-05 23:09:13 · answer #5 · answered by throw_away_your_television_2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋