diversion
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3.9
- noun
- /dɪˈvɜrʒən/
:
distracción
- This should be a fun diversion from other things we're doing.
- a pleasant diversion
- seek a diversion
- merely a diversion
Sport is merely a diversion from the ceaseless match of time.
- Sport is merely a diversion from the ceaseless match of time.
- But what happens when that diversion doesn't divert?
- We are at a war, and we are at a war against diversion and trivial amusements and distractions.
- But I think the vast majority of the public just thinks this is an annoying diversion from what we should be talking about.
- And it takes a really, really strong being to live where you are right now and not get lost in the fear or the diversions, but to hold the focus.
- So we had our diversion down Entertainment Alley.
- Temptation is in the society is money, is the Antichrist is these all of these diversions, everyone around us is temptation.
- See when you're in the noise, you can't think the noise of distraction and attraction and diversion by technology when you're alone.
Examples
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Visiting the art museum was a delightful diversion from the stress of everyday life.
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Alas, even this topic proved no lasting diversion from thoughts of danger to the south.
Fiction book (1996) -
I cannot be expected to create a diversion every day.
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But to pull it off, we're gonna need a pretty sweet diversion.
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But I think the vast majority of the public just thinks this is an annoying diversion from what we should be talking about.
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The ringing of the phone was such a welcome diversion; she all but leapt on it.
Fiction book (1999) -
The engrossment in everydayness is, in fact, a diversion from the fundamental human experiences.
Academic text (1998) -
Her parents frequently expressed their dismay that Jerry, her favorite suitor, was a diversion from her studies.
Academic text (2002) -
Thoroughly frustrated and glad for the diversion, I jogged down to the mailbox.
Fiction book (1993) -
Scandals and gossip swept through the churchyard, a welcome diversion after the grim deaths of the previous summer.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
858
2.1
Things people do or watch for fun, like a film
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2.7
An activity you do for fun or to relax
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1.8
An enjoyable activity or entertainment that holds your attention
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2.8
An activity that helps you stop thinking about worries
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9.9
A short, light performance that entertains people during a larger show
An activity that pleases and helps you forget your worries
Antonyms
How Entertaining
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diversion comes from old Latin parts di- meaning 'apart' and vers- meaning 'turn', so it originally meant 'turning aside'. A helpful way to remember the entertainment sense is to think of a diversion as a pleasant 'turn' away from worries, like a game or hobby that distracts you for a while.