diversion 2
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
Examples
- 1.a diversion from the main highway
- 2.a digression into irrelevant details
- 3.a deflection from his goal
Hypernym
turn 2
noun
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
EnglishDerivationally related form
diversionary 1
adjective
(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
diversionist 1
noun
someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
divert 1
verb
turn aside; turn away from
Hyponym
red herring 1
noun
any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
