diversion meaning and definition

DIVERSION noun

Definition of diversion (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation
3. an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
   • synonyms: diversionary attack