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| 1. | [ noun ] an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates | |
| Synonyms: | recreation | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | activity pastime game sport fun dancing entertainment gambling celebration music escape play play antic jest bathing eurhythmics eurhythmics escapade play | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | |
| Synonyms: | digression deflection deflexion divagation deviation | |
| Examples: | : "a diversion from the main highway" "a digression into irrelevant details" "a deflection from his goal" |
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| Related terms: | turn red_herring deflect deviate digress deflect deviate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (military) an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack | |
| Synonyms: | diversionary_attack | |
| Related terms: | attack diversionary_landing | |
| Similar spelling: |
diversionist diversionary Divers diversity diversify diverse Dippers diversified diverseness diversely diverging divergent divergency divergence diverge |
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