Verbal Ability - Synonyms - Discussion

Diversion is an activity that you do for pleasure.

A diversion is an action and event that attracts your attention away from what are you doing or concentrating on.

Answer :- amusement mea.

Distortion is nothing but destroying.

Amusement means entertainment then how it would be a synonym to diversion as diversion means deviation (i.e) changing from their actual path.

Ya how can amusement be a synonym to diversion?

As amusement means entertainment.

Please tell me.

Diversion means to deviate from a particular route with respect to a certain angle, e.g. Diversion of light rays when they reflect by a mirror.

Why not Distortion?

Diversion meant one kind of entertainment so it's synonym is amusement.

Why not amusement?

There are always numerous means of every word when we considered (different parts of speech in terms of a noun, verb, adj, adverb).

When we considered in terms of a noun, Diversion comes from two words divert and diversion means to turn aside, to deviate from the path.

But amusement : an activity that diverts the mind from tedious or serious concerns; a recreation or pastime. It is a closed meaning but not the exact one, it is an expression of diversion.

So the more pertinent meaning is a deviation.

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Diversion means entertainment.

Diversion means an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates therefore the correct answer here is amusement.