di ‧ ver ‧ sion /daɪˈvɜːʃ ə n, də- $ -ɜːrʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable and countable] a change in the direction or use of something, or the act of changing it
diversion of
the diversion of the river
the diversion of funds into the military budget
2 . [uncountable and countable] an enjoyable activity that you do to stop yourself from becoming bored
3 . [countable] something that stops you from paying attention to what you are doing or what is happening:
Two prisoners created a diversion to give the men time to escape.
4 . [countable] British English a different way that traffic is sent when the usual roads are closed