bathing vs diversion

bathing and diversion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bathing	Yes	No	No	No
diversion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, diversion is a hypernym of bathing; that is, diversion is a word with a broader meaning than bathing:

Other hypernyms of bathing include recreation.

bathing (noun)	diversion (noun)
immersing the body in water or sunshine	an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
the act of washing yourself (or another person)	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
	an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack