diversion
60
7.2
- noun
- /dɪˈvɜrʒən/
- Specialized
:
maniobra de distracción
- The soldiers executed a clever diversion to draw enemy fire away from the main assault.
Let's say all of these diversion tactics fail.
- Let's say all of these diversion tactics fail.
- In fact, this is probably just a diversion decoy.
- You know, I think Putin and his party have seen homosexuality as a useful political diversion.
Examples
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Let's say all of these diversion tactics fail.
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On the Western Front, the British launched the Battle of Aras, A diversion to support a major upcoming French offensive.
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Drop some bombs, create a diversion, go in and get him.
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Major Heyward will provide a diversion.
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A diversion to protect the criminals' getaway.
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Slick would create a noisy diversion, which would force the soldiers to investigate.
Fiction book (2001) -
All we need to break out of here is a diversion, a shovel and a blowup dummy of ourselves.
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Mr. Shaw, you and I will create a diversion at the front door that will attract the zombies and allow the rest to escape out the back.
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During the operation, the team caused a diversion to mislead the opposing troops.
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The general ordered a strategic diversion to distract the enemy while reinforcements arrived.
Synonyms
2
7.2
An action that draws attention away from something important
1
7.8
An action by soldiers to draw the enemy's attention away from the main battle
Antonyms
How Distracting
- Specialized
60
7.2
53
7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diversion comes from old Latin parts di- meaning 'apart' and vers- meaning 'turn', the same 'turn' you see in reverse. In war, a diversion is a 'turning away' of attention or forces, which is why it means a planned attack to distract the enemy from the main target.