distraction vs amusement

distraction and amusement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distraction	Yes	No	No	No
amusement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, amusement is a hypernym of distraction; that is, amusement is a word with a broader meaning than distraction:

distraction: an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
amusement: an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

Other hypernyms of distraction include entertainment.

distraction (noun)	amusement (noun)
an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations	an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something	a feeling of delight at being entertained
mental turmoil
an obstacle to attention