definition of
diversion

[1] #1 diversion n. [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". wn

[2] #2 diversion n. [deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation] 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". wn

[3] #3 diversion n. [diversionary attack] an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack. wn