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1. (n.) A pastime or the act of turning aside from any course or occupation; as, the diversion of the mind from business\.

2. (n.) That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport; play; pastime; as, the diversions of youth.

3. (n.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts.

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aberrancy aberration about-face abuse abuse of office accommodation adaptation adjustment aerial tactics aggravated assault aggression airborne tactics alteration amelioration amphibious attack amusement apostasy applied tactics armed assault armored tactics assailing assailment assault attack banzai attack barrier tactics befoulment bend betterment bias blitz blitzkrieg branching off break breakthrough bypass cavalry tactics change change of heart changeableness charge circuitousness constructive change continuity conversion corner corrupt administration counterattack counteroffensive coup de main crippling attack crook curve dead set at debasement declination defalcation defection defensive strategy defilement deflection degeneration degenerative change delectation departure descent on desecration deterioration detour deviance deviancy deviation deviousness difference digression discontinuity discursion disport dissipation distractedness distraction divagation divarication divergence diversification diversionary attack diversity divertisement divertissement divided attention dogleg double drift drifting drive embezzlement encirclement enjoyment entertainment errantry excursion excursus exorbitation feint fire tactics fitting flank attack flip-flop fouling frivolity frontal attack fun game gas attack gradual change hairpin head-on attack improvement inattention indirection infantry tactics infiltration investment levity lightning attack lightning war maladministration malfeasance malpractice malversation mass attack megadeath melioration mirth misapplication misappropriation misconduct misemployment misfeasance mishandling mismanagement misusage misuse mitigation mob tactics mobile tactics modification modulation mugging obliquity offense offensive onset onslaught overkill overthrow panzer warfare passe-temps pastime peculation pererration perversion pilfering pincers movement play pleasure pollution poor stewardship profanation prostitution push qualification radical change rambling re-creation realignment recreation redesign reform reformation regalement relaxation relish remaking renewal reshaping restructuring reversal revival revivification revolution run against run at rush sally sheer shift shifting shifting course shifting path shock tactics sidetrack skew slant solace sortie sport strategy straying strike sudden change sweep swerve swerving swinging switch tack tactics total change transition turn turnabout turning twist unprovoked assault upheaval variation variety veer violation violent change wandering warp withdrawal of attention worsening yaw zigzag
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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