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diversion

(daɪvɜːʳʃən, US dɪvɜːrʒən)
Word forms: plural diversions
1. countable noun
A diversion is an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on.
The robbers threw smoke bombs to create a diversion.
The whole argument is a diversion.
Synonyms: distraction, deviation, deflection, digression More Synonyms of diversion
2. countable noun
A diversion is an activity that you do for pleasure.
[formal]
Finger painting is very messy but an excellent diversion.
Synonyms: pastime, play, game, sport More Synonyms of diversion
3. countable noun
A diversion is a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used.
[British]
They turned back because of traffic diversions.
regional note: in AM, use detour
Synonyms: detour, deviation, circuitous route, roundabout way More Synonyms of diversion
4. uncountable noun
The diversion of something involves changing its course or destination.
...the illegal diversion of profits from secret arms sales. [+ of]
...the diversion of a ship to Lebanon with $8m worth of aluminium on board.
More Synonyms of diversion

diversion in British English

(daɪˈvɜːʃən)
noun
1. 
the act of diverting from a specified course
2. mainly British
an official detour used by traffic when a main route is closed
3. 
something that distracts from business, etc; amusement
4.  military
a feint attack designed to draw an enemy away from the main attack
Derived forms
diversional (diˈversional) or diversionary (diˈversionary)
adjective

diversion in American English

(dəˈvɜrʒən; dəˈvɜrʃən; daɪˈvɜrʒən; daɪˈvɜrʃən)
noun
1. 
a diverting or turning aside
diversion of funds from the treasury
2. 
distraction of attention
diversion of the enemy
3. 
anything that diverts or distracts the attention; specif., a pastime or amusement
Word origin
ME diversioun < ML diversio (for LL deversio)

Examples of 'diversion' in a sentence
diversion

During this diversion three plastic buckets disappeared from the house.
Martin, Joy THE IMAGE OF LAURA (1989)
Blake guessed that the diversion was for his benefit: he had to go now or stay forever.
Leasor, James TANK OF SERPENTS (1989)
The laughter that followed was all the diversion Wilfred had needed.
Maupin, Armistead BABYCAKES (1989)

In other languages
diversion

British English: diversion /daɪˈvɜːʃən/ NOUN
route A diversion is a special route arranged for traffic when the normal route cannot be used.
They turned back because of traffic diversions.
  • American English: detour road
  • Arabic: اِنْحِراف
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desvio
  • Chinese: 转向
  • Croatian: preusmjeravanje prometa
  • Czech: objížďka
  • Danish: afledningsmanøvre
  • Dutch: omleiding
  • European Spanish: desvío
  • Finnish: kiertotie
  • French: déviation
  • German: Umleitung
  • Greek: παρεκτροπή
  • Italian: deviazione
  • Japanese: 迂回路
  • Korean: 전환
  • Norwegian: avledning
  • Polish: zmiana kierunku jazdy
  • European Portuguese: desvio
  • Romanian: diversiune
  • Russian: объезд
  • Latin American Spanish: desvío
  • Swedish: omläggning
  • Thai: ทางเบี่ยง
  • Turkish: mecburi yön trafik
  • Ukrainian: відхилення
  • Vietnamese: đường vòng
British English: diversion NOUN
digression A diversion is an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on.
The robbers threw smoke bombs to create a diversion.
  • American English: diversion
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desvio
  • Chinese: 令人分心的事物
  • European Spanish: desviación
  • French: diversion
  • German: Ablenkung
  • Italian: diversivo
  • Japanese: 陽動
  • Korean: 주의를 딴 데로 돌리게 하는 것
  • European Portuguese: diversão
  • Latin American Spanish: desviación
British English: diversion NOUN
change of course The diversion of something involves changing its course or destination.
...the illegal diversion of profits from secret arms sales.
  • American English: diversion
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desvio
  • Chinese: 转变
  • European Spanish: desviación
  • French: détournement
  • German: Umleitung
  • Italian: deviazione
  • Japanese: 転用
  • Korean: 방향 전환
  • European Portuguese: desvio
  • Latin American Spanish: desviación

Chinese translation of 'diversion'

diversion

(daɪˈvəːʃən)

n

  1. (c) (Brit, for traffic) 临(臨)时(時)改道 (línshí gǎidào) (次, cì)
    美 = detour
  2. (c/u) (= distraction) 注(註)意力的转(轉)移 (zhùyìlì de zhuǎnyí)
  3. (c/u) [of profits, funds] 转(轉)移 (zhuǎnyí) (次, cì)
  4. (c/u) [of ship] 转(轉)向 (zhuǎnxiàng)
    to create a diversion 转(轉)移注意力 (zhuǎnyí zhùyìlì)
1 (noun) 
Definition
something that distracts someone's attention or concentration
The whole argument is a diversion.
Synonyms
distraction
Total concentration is required with no distractions.
deviation
deflection
the deflection of light as it passes through the slits in the grating
digression
2 (noun) 
Definition
a pleasant or amusing pastime or activity
Finger-painting is an excellent diversion.
Synonyms
pastime
His favourite pastime is golf.
play
Try to strike a balance between work and play.
a few hours of play until you go to bed
game
the game of hide-and-seek
sport
I'd say football is my favourite sport.
delight
To my delight, the plan worked perfectly.
pleasure
Watching TV is our only pleasure.
entertainment
I play the piano purely for my own entertainment.
hobby
My hobbies include tennis, music, and photography.
relaxation
You should be able to find the odd moment for relaxation.
recreation
Saturday afternoon is for recreation and outings.
enjoyment
She ate with great enjoyment.
distraction
every conceivable distraction from shows to bouncy castles
amusement
People had very few amusements to choose from in those days.
gratification
Eventually they recognized him, much to his gratification.
divertissement
beguilement
3 (noun) 
Definition
an official detour used by traffic when a main route is closed
British) 
They turned back because of traffic diversions.
Synonyms
detour
He made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
deviation
circuitous route
roundabout way
indirect course
4 (noun) 
Definition
the act of diverting from a specified course
British) 
a diversion from his fantasy-themed movies
Synonyms
deviation
a clear example of deviation from the norm
change
It makes a nice change to see you in a good mood for once.
departure
This album is a considerable departure from her previous work.
variation
Every day without variation my grandfather ate a plate of ham.
straying
divergence
There's substantial divergence of opinion in the party.
digression
the text is full of digressions

Additional synonyms

in the sense of amusement
Definition
something that amuses or entertains someone
People had very few amusements to choose from in those days.
Synonyms
pastime,
game,
sport,
joke,
entertainment,
hobby,
recreation,
distraction,
diversion,
lark,
prank
in the sense of change
Definition
variety or novelty
It makes a nice change to see you in a good mood for once.
Synonyms
variety,
break (informal),
departure,
variation,
novelty,
diversion (British),
whole new ball game (informal)
in the sense of deflection
the deflection of light as it passes through the slits in the grating
Synonyms
deviation,
bending,
veering,
swerving,
divergence,
turning aside,
refraction,
declination

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