Diversion

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dīversiōnis, genitive of dīversio, verbal noun of dīverto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /divɛʁˈzi̯oːn/, [-vɛɐ̯-] (Germany) IPA(key): /d̥ivɛʁˈsi̯oːn/, [-vɛɐ̯-], [-ˈz̥i̯oːn] (Austria) Hyphenation: Di‧ver‧si‧on === Noun === Diversion f (genitive Diversion, plural Diversionen) (military) diversion (a tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action) (law) diversion (waiving a formal criminal justice proceeding and offering the accused person alternative measures for making amends) (East Germany, obsolete) sabotage against the state ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Diversion”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Diversion” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Diversion” in Duden online “Diversion” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.