'Diversion' definitions:

Definition of 'diversion'

From: WordNet
noun
An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" [syn: diversion, recreation]
noun
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" [syn: diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation]
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An attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack [syn: diversion, diversionary attack]

Definition of 'Diversion'

From: GCIDE
  • Diversion \Di*ver"sion\, n. [Cf. F. diversion. See Divert.]
  • 1. The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport; play; pastime; as, the diversions of youth. "Public diversions." --V. Knox. [1913 Webster]
  • Such productions of wit and humor as expose vice and folly, furnish useful diversion to readers. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mil.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts.
  • Syn: Amusement; entertainment; pastime; recreation; sport; game; play; solace; merriment. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'diversion'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Diversion'