diversion

diversion
Synonyms and related words:
aberrancy, aberration, about-face, abuse, abuse of office, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, aerial tactics, aggravated assault, aggression, airborne tactics, alteration, amelioration, amphibious attack, amusement, apostasy, applied tactics, armed assault, armored tactics, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, banzai attack, barrier tactics, befoulment, bend, betterment, bias, blitz, blitzkrieg, branching off, break, breakthrough, bypass, cavalry tactics, change, change of heart, changeableness, charge, circuitousness, constructive change, continuity, conversion, corner, corrupt administration, counterattack, counteroffensive, coup de main, crippling attack, crook, curve, dead set at, debasement, declination, defalcation, defection, defensive strategy, defilement, deflection, degeneration, degenerative change, delectation, departure, descent on, desecration, deterioration, detour, deviance, deviancy, deviation, deviousness, difference, digression, discontinuity, discursion, disport, dissipation, distractedness, distraction, divagation, divarication, divergence, diversification, diversionary attack, diversity, divertisement, divertissement, divided attention, dogleg, double, drift, drifting, drive, embezzlement, encirclement, enjoyment, entertainment, errantry, excursion, excursus, exorbitation, feint, fire tactics, fitting, flank attack, flip-flop, fouling, frivolity, frontal attack, fun, game, gas attack, gradual change, hairpin, head-on attack, improvement, inattention, indirection, infantry tactics, infiltration, investment, levity, lightning attack, lightning war, maladministration, malfeasance, malpractice, malversation, mass attack, megadeath, melioration, mirth, misapplication, misappropriation, misconduct, misemployment, misfeasance, mishandling, mismanagement, misusage, misuse, mitigation, mob tactics, mobile tactics, modification, modulation, mugging, obliquity, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, overkill, overthrow, panzer warfare, passe-temps, pastime, peculation, pererration, perversion, pilfering, pincers movement, play, pleasure, pollution, poor stewardship, profanation, prostitution, push, qualification, radical change, rambling, re-creation, realignment, recreation, redesign, reform, reformation, regalement, relaxation, relish, remaking, renewal, reshaping, restructuring, reversal, revival, revivification, revolution, run against, run at, rush, sally, sheer, shift, shifting, shifting course, shifting path, shock tactics, sidetrack, skew, slant, solace, sortie, sport, strategy, straying, strike, sudden change, sweep, swerve, swerving, swinging, switch, tack, tactics, total change, transition, turn, turnabout, turning, twist, unprovoked assault, upheaval, variation, variety, veer, violation, violent change, wandering, warp, withdrawal of attention, worsening, yaw, zigzag

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  • diversion — [ divɛrsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1314; bas lat. diversio, de divertere « détourner » 1 ♦ Opération militaire destinée à détourner l ennemi d un point. Opérer une diversion avant d attaquer. Manœuvre de diversion. 2 ♦ Fig. Littér. Action qui détourne qqn de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Diversion — may refer to: diversion, a detour, especially of an airplane flight due to severe weather or mechanical failure, or of an ambulance from a fully occupied emergency room to one another nearby hospital diversion, a distraction diversion, a form of… …   Wikipedia

  • diversion — di·ver·sion /də vər zhən, dī / n: the act or an instance of diverting: as a: an unauthorized rerouting or appropriation diversion of funds b: suspension of the prosecution of a charge for a period of time during which the defendant participates… …   Law dictionary

  • Diversión — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Gente participando en luge de verano como una forma de diversión, en los Vosgos. La diversión es el uso del tiempo de una manera planeada para el refresco terapéutico del propio cuerpo o mente. Mientras que el ocio… …   Wikipedia Español

  • diversion — DIVERSION. sub. fém. Action par laquelle on detourne. Il est entré dans le pays des ennemis pour faire diversion. Il avoit une grande fluxion sur les yeux, et on l a saigné pour faire diversion de l humeur. Ces deux amis commençoient à disputer… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Diversion — (lat. diversus: „verschieden“) bezeichnet: eine Unregelmäßigkeit im Flugverkehr, siehe Landung#Ausweichlandung vor allem im Jugendstrafrecht ein Mittel, minderschwere Straftaten ohne Eröffnung eines förmlichen Strafverfahrens zu erledigen, siehe… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Diversion — Di*ver sion, n. [Cf. F. diversion. See {Divert}.] 1. The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business. [1913 Webster] 2. That which diverts; that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • diversion — di‧ver‧sion [daɪˈvɜːʆn, d ǁ ɜːrʒn] noun [singular] COMMERCE when money stops being spent in one area of business or on one type of product, and starts being spent on another: • a diversion of resources away from the competitive export market * …   Financial and business terms

  • diversion — Diversion. s. f. Action par laquelle on destourne. Il n a guere d usage qu en termes de guerre & de Medecine. Il est entré dans le pays des ennemis pour faire diversion. il avoit une grande fluxion sur les yeux, & on l a saigné pour faire… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • diversión — sustantivo femenino 1. Acción y resultado de divertir o divertirse: Me gusta un rato de diversión los sábados por la tarde. 2. Actividad o cosa que sirve de pasatiempo: Su diversión favorita es el deporte. La música es una buena diversión. Es una …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • diversion — [də vʉr′zhən, də vʉr′shən; dīvʉr′zhən, dīvʉr′shən] n. [ME diversioun < ML diversio (for LL deversio)] 1. a diverting or turning aside [diversion of funds from the treasury] 2. distraction of attention [diversion of the enemy] 3. anything that… …   English World dictionary

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