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English noun: diversion | |||
| 1. | diversion (act) an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | recreation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amusement, antic, athletics, bathing, caper, caper, celebration, child's play, dance, dancing, entertainment, escapade, escape, escapism, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy, festivity, frolic, fun, gambling, gambol, game, gaming, interest, jest, jocularity, joke, joke, lark, merriment, night life, nightlife, pastime, play, play, play, playfulness, prank, pursuit, put-on, romp, saltation, sport, terpsichore, trick | ||
| 2. | diversion (act) a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | ||
| Samples | A diversion from the main highway. A digression into irrelevant details. A deflection from his goal. | ||
| Synonyms | deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn, turning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | red herring | ||
| 3. | diversion (act) an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack | ||
| Synonyms | diversionary attack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diversionary landing | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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