dɪˈflɛkʃən dəˈflɛkʃən diviˈeɪʃən dʌɪˈɡɹɛʃən daɪˈɡɹɛʃən dɪˈvɝʒən daɪˈvɜːʒən ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) a diversion from the main highway a digression into irrelevant details a deflection from his goal an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates 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 an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack