Textual thesaurus for "diversion"

(noun) divagation, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion

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

(noun) recreation

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

(noun) diversionary attack

an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack