DIVERSION
Definition:
- [noun] 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
- [noun] 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: deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
- [noun] an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
Synonyms: ary attack
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Related Words:
- play, child's play
- pastime, interest, pursuit
- escape, escapism
- sport, athletics
- bathing
- game
- gambling, gaming, play
- celebration, festivity
- escapade, lark
- play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
- fun, merriment, playfulness
- antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
- jest, joke, jocularity
- entertainment, amusement
- dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation
- eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics
- red herring
- diversionary landing
