diversion vs digression

diversion and digression both are nouns.

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

As nouns, diversion and digression are synonyms defined as:

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

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

diversion (noun)	digression (noun)
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)	wandering from the main path of a journey
an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack	a message that departs from the main subject