Also means
to divert (a route)
Usage Note
Dérouter has two senses: literally, to divert a ship or aircraft from its route (dérouter un avion), and figuratively, to confuse or throw someone off (cette réponse m'a dérouté). The figurative sense is more common in everyday speech. The adjective déroutant(e) ('baffling, disconcerting') is widely used.
Examples
"Sa question m'a complètement dérouté."
Natural Translation
His question completely baffled me.
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