diversion vs deviation

deviation vs diversion

diversion and deviation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, diversion and deviation are synonyms defined as:

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

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

diversion (noun)	deviation (noun)
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates	deviate behavior
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)	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	the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
	the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

Difference between diversion and deviation

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