diversion

1. An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates (synset 100427931)
   "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"
   is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
   subtypes:

   • antic, caper, joke, prank, put-on, trick - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   • bathing - immersing the body in water or sunshine
   • celebration, festivity - any joyous diversion
   • dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
   • amusement, entertainment - an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
   • escapade, lark - any carefree episode
   • escape, escapism - an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
   • eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy - the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
   • fun, merriment, playfulness - activities that are enjoyable or amusing
   • gambling, gaming, play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
   • game - an amusement or pastime
   • jest, jocularity, joke - activity characterized by good humor
   • night life, nightlife - the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.)
   • interest, pastime, pursuit - a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
   • child's play, play - activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
   • caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
   • athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
   same as: recreation
2. A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (synset 100351206)
   "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
   is a type of: turn, turning - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
   subtypes: red herring - any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
   same as: deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation
3. An attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack (synset 100977356)
   is a type of: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
   subtypes: diversionary landing - an amphibious diversionary attack
   same as: diversionary attack

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