diversion has definitions from the field of military
1
[ noun ] an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

Synonyms

recreation

Examples

"scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists" "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles" "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"

Used in print

(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)

Some who have written on Utopia have treated it as `` a learned diversion of a learned world '' , `` a phantasy with which More amused himself '' , `` a holiday work , a spontaneous overflow of intellectual high_spirits , a revel of debate , paradox , comedy and invention '' .

Secondly , to find a learned diversion and a pleasing joke in More 's account of the stupid brutalities of early sixteenth century wars , of the anguish of the poor and dispossessed , of the insolence and cruelty of the rich and powerful requires a callousness toward suffering and sin that would be surprising in a moral imbecile and most surprising in More himself .

2
[ noun ] a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Examples

: "a diversion from the main highway" "a digression into irrelevant details" "a deflection from his goal"

Used in print

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

At_the_same_time , we should recognize that the obstacles to change and the lack of cohesion and stability which characterize these countries may make them particularly prone to diversions and external adventures of all sorts .

3
[ noun ] (military) an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
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