diversion#1 (n)
deviation#1 (n)
digression (n)
deflection (n)
deflexion (n)
divagation (n)

n00350380

type n
lex_filenum 04
def a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
examples a diversion from the main highway
a digression into irrelevant details
a deflection from his goal
Outgoing links
Hypernym turn, turning
Derivationally related form divagation → divagate
Derivationally related form deflexion → deflect; deflexion → deflect
Derivationally related form deflection → deflect; deflection → deflect
Derivationally related form digression → digress
Derivationally related form deviation → deviate; deviation → deviate
Derivationally related form diversion → diversionary
Derivationally related form diversion → diversionist
Derivationally related form diversion → divert
Hyponym red herring
Incoming links
Derivationally related form diversionary → diversion
Hyponym turn, turning
Hypernym red herring
Derivationally related form diversionist → diversion
Derivationally related form divagate → divagation
Derivationally related form digress → digression
Derivationally related form deflect → deflexion; deflect → deflexion
Derivationally related form deflect → deflection; deflect → deflection
Derivationally related form divert → diversion
Derivationally related form deviate → deviation; deviate → deviation

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