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Antonyms for diversion
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n, dahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən, daɪ- |
Definition of diversion
Origin :- early 15c., "diverse condition;" c.1600 "act of diverting," from Middle French diversion, from Late Latin diversionem (nominative diversio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin divertere (see divert).
- Sense of "amusement, entertainment" is first recorded 1640s. Hence, divertimento (1823), from the Italian form; originally "a musical composition designed primarily for entertainment."
- noun change in a course, path
- noun entertainment, recreation
- There was, he contended, some diversion and diversity in card-playing.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- It was Burke who offered a diversion, a crude interruption after his own fashion.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- To gain a diversion, he reverted to his familiar bullying tactics.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The diversion occurred at the moment of the lion's greatest tension.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Dica Petit now returned, and this caused a diversion in the waiting-room.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- It was at this time that a diversion came to the spectators.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- At the moment of the diversion, every one of them had gone for his sun-tube.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- "Yes, I've brought it; we'll settle now," Rougon replied, glad of this diversion.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Their reception was cordial; Dorothy showed that she was glad of the diversion.
- Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
- This causes a diversion in the flow of the stream, and we get another chance.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
Synonyms for diversion
- aberration
- alteration
- amusement
- ball
- beguilement
- deflection
- delectation
- delight
- departure
- detour
- deviation
- digression
- disport
- dissipation
- distraction
- divergence
- divertissement
- enjoyment
- fake out
- field day
- frivolity
- fun
- fun and games
- game
- gratification
- grins
- high time
- hoopla
- laughs
- levity
- merry-go-round
- pastime
- picnic
- play
- pleasure
- red herring
- relaxation
- relish
- sport
- turning
- variation
- whoopee
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