diversion
(noun)
noun
1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
- scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists
Similar word(s): recreation
Definition categories: act, activity
2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- a diversion from the main highway
Similar word(s): deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation
Definition categories: act, turn, turning
3. an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
Definition categories: act, attack, onrush, onset, onslaught