Definitions for diversion
dɪˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən, daɪ-di·ver·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversion, recreationnoun

   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"

2. diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagationnoun

   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"

3. diversion, diversionary attacknoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversionnoun

   A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.

2. diversionnoun

   A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.

3. diversionnoun

   The act of diverting.

4. diversionnoun

   Removal of water via a canal.

5. diversionnoun

   A detour, such as during road construction

6. diversionnoun

   The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.

7. diversionnoun

   Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.

8. Etymology: From diversion, from diversio, from divertere, past participle diversus; see divert.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diversionnoun

   Etymology: from divert.

   1. The act of turning any thing off from its course.

   Cutting off the tops, and pulling off the buds, work retention of the sap for a time, and diversion of it to the sprouts that were not forward. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   2. The cause by which any thing is turned from its proper course or tendency.

   Fortunes, honour, friends,
   Are mere diversions from love’s proper object,
   Which only is itself. John Denham, Sophy.

   3. Sport; something that unbends the mind by turning it off from care. Diversion seems to be something lighter than amusement, and less forcible than pleasure.

   You for those ends whole days in council sit,
   And the diversions of your youth forget. Edmund Waller.

   In the book of games and diversions the reader’s mind may be supposed to be relaxed. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   Such productions of wit and humour as expose vice and folly, furnish useful diversions to readers. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   4. [In war.] The act or purpose of drawing the enemy off from some design, by threatening or attacking a distant part.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversion

   Diversion is the act of turning something or someone aside from a course or direction, or the act of diverting attention away from something. It can also refer to an activity done for enjoyment or relaxation, or a strategy of distracting attention or drawing it elsewhere. Additionally, in law, diversion refers to a strategy of dealing with minor criminal offences without resorting to formal trial.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diversionnoun

   the act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business

2. Diversionnoun

   that which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport; play; pastime; as, the diversions of youth

3. Diversionnoun

   the act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diversion

   di-vėr′shun, n. act of diverting or turning aside: that which diverts: amusement, recreation: something done to turn the attention of an enemy from the principal point of attack.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversion

   1. The act of drawing the attention and forces of an enemy from the point of the principal operation; an attack, alarm, or feint that diverts attention. 2. A change made in a prescribed route for operational or tactical reasons. A diversion order will not constitute a change of destination. 3. A rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination or on a different mode of transportation prior to arrival at ultimate destination. 4. In naval mine warfare, a route or channel bypassing a dangerous area. A diversion may connect one channel to another or it may branch from a channel and rejoin it on the other side of the danger. See also demonstration.

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diversion

   Diversion was formed in early 2010 with a clear goal to provide a necessary fusion between the entertainment industry and the current social gaming renaissance.The founders are all highly seasoned experts in gaming, web development, digital marketing and entertainment and are setting out in this space with two key differentiators:Provide users with real-world entertainment tie-in opportunities and experiences. Use of gaming expertise to create a more enjoyable and fulfilling social gaming experience.Diversion, Inc. is currently developing a game called FameTown, which is modeled after games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars and will be released Nov. 1, 2010.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversion

   A manœuvre to attract, wholly or partially, the enemy's attention away from some other part of the operations.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversion

   An attack upon an enemy in a place where he is weak and unprovided, in order to draw off his forces from making an irruption elsewhere; or a manœuvre, where an enemy is strong, which obliges him to detach part of his forces to resist any feint or menacing attempt of his opponent.

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   • Attack
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How to pronounce diversion?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diversion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of diversion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of diversion in a Sentence

1. Adam Smith:

   People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.

2. Chuck Carlson:

   The virus is, if not a diversion, it's something the traders are going to capitalize on, it matters, but it matters to a subset of the market, not with investors who are looking past the next 24 hours.

3. District Attorney Rollins:

   We start with a presumption that, in most cases, these charges don’t need to be prosecuted, dismissal, diversion, treatment, and services are much more often the appropriate outcomes.

4. David Bernick:

   As the full historical record is now becoming known, it is clear that Richard Sackler supported Purdue's action plan for responding to the increasing evidence of widespread OxyContin abuse and diversion, that plan not only included cooperating with and following the instructions of public health authorities, but it went further to voluntarily undertake extensive efforts to prevent abuse and diversion of prescription opioids.

5. Stephanie McMahon:

   Nonetheless, it is our commitment to you to somehow, someway provide you with a diversion during these hard times, deliver a sense of hope, determination and perseverance and most of all to entertain you and your family.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=diversion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diversion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=diversion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diversion
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=diversion
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/diversion
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=diversion
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html