26984 words

diversion

9 definitions • 11 examples
1
a different route that is used because a road is closed:

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2
the fact of something being sent somewhere different from where it was originally intended to go:

Examples:

the diversion of money to other projects
3
something that takes your attention away from something else:

Examples:

create a diversion Shoplifters often work in pairs, with one creating a diversion to distract the staff while the other steals the goods.
4
an activity you do for entertainment:

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Reading is a pleasant diversion.
5
a system that allows someone to avoid having a permanent criminal record, or to avoid punishment as a criminal, if they complete a course of treatment or study:

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Pretrial diversion is a program for certain first-time offenders to give them a chance to avoid being marked by a felony conviction for the rest of their lives.
diversion program The diversion program will remove a shoplifting incident from her daughter's record.
6
the act of causing something or someone to turn in a different direction, or to be used for a different purpose:

Examples:

[ U ] A snowstorm closed the airport, and the diversion of air traffic was therefore necessary.
[ C ] diversions of money into other projects
7
an action that takes attention away from something, esp. one that gives pleasure or enjoyment:

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This lawyer-bachelor devoted his life to the Senate, his only real diversion being baseball.
8
the act of using something in a different way from what was originally planned:

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There has been a diversion of resources away from new infrastructure projects.
9
the act of selling goods in a market for which they were not intended, usually without the knowledge or permission of the original seller:

Examples:

It is difficult for many states to prevent the diversion of arms to illicit markets.

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