diversion
/daɪˈvɜrʒən/
noun
- Something that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about; a form of entertainment or recreation.
- Reading a good book is my favorite diversion after a long day at work.
- The park offers many diversions, including a playground and a skateboard ramp.
- He used video games as a diversion from his homework.
- A change in the direction or route of something, especially traffic or a road.
- Follow the signs for the diversion around the flooded area.
- The construction on Main Street forced a diversion that added ten minutes to my drive.
- The police set up a traffic diversion to allow the parade to pass safely.
- A tactic used to draw attention away from the real target or activity, especially in military or strategic contexts.
- The magician's assistant created a diversion so the audience wouldn't see the trick.
- The spy created a diversion by setting off a fire alarm.
- The small attack on the east wall was a diversion to hide the main assault from the north.