diversion

/daɪˈvɜːʃən/ noun

Definition

CHANGE [C, U] › when something is sent somewhere different from where it was originally intended to go: the diversion of money to other projects

ROUTE [C] UK (US detour) › a different route that is used because a road is closed

ATTENTION [C] › something that takes your attention away from something else: John created a diversion while the rest of us escaped.

ENTERTAINMENT [C] › an activity you do for entertainment or pleasure: Reading is a pleasant diversion.

(Definition of diversion noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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