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di·ver·sion
/dəˈvɝʒən,
da
ɪ, ʃən/
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Di·ver·sion
n.
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
.
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
.”
Such
productions
of
wit
and
humor
as
expose
vice
and
folly
,
furnish
useful
diversion
to
readers
.
--
Addison
.
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
diversion
n
1:
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
:
recreation
]
2:
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
:
deviation
,
digression
,
deflection
,
deflexion
,
divagation
]
3:
an
attack
calculated
to
draw
enemy
defense
away
from
the
point
of
the
principal
attack
[
syn
:
diversionary attack
]
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