divagation vs diversion

divagation and diversion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, divagation and diversion are synonyms defined as:

divagation and diversion: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Other synonyms of divagation include deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression.

divagation (noun)	diversion (noun)
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)	an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
a message that departs from the main subject	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