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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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