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diversion
noun (TAKING ATTENTION) /daɪˈvɜː.ʃən/
/dɪˈvɝː-/ Definition
› [C] something that takes your attention away from something else: Shoplifters often work in pairs, with one creating a diversion to distract the shop assistants while the other steals the goods.Creating a distraction › [C] formal an activity you do for entertainment: Reading is a pleasant diversion.Cancelling and interrupting diversionary
/-ər.i/
/-er.i/ adjective › The proposal was dismissed as a diversionary tactic intended to distract attention from the real problems.Faking and pretending
/-er.i/ adjective › The proposal was dismissed as a diversionary tactic intended to distract attention from the real problems.Faking and pretending(Definition of diversion noun (TAKING ATTENTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Cancelling and interrupting
Synonyms and related words:
- (in) midstream idiom
- adjourn to somewhere phrasal verb
- adjourn verb
- arrest verb (STOP)
- call sth off phrasal verb
- cancel verb
- cancellation noun
- cut verb (STOP)
- disturb verb (INTERRUPT)
- halt noun
- interrupt verb (STOP SPEAKING)
- kick sth into touch idiom
- mothball verb
- nullify verb
- off adjective (STOPPED)
- pause verb
- shut sth off phrasal verb (SUPPLY)
- stop verb (FINISH)
- suspend verb (STOP)
- time noun (PERIOD)
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