diversion vs turning

diversion and turning both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of diversion include turn.

diversion (noun)	turning (noun)
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates	the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)	act of changing in practice or custom
an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack	the activity of shaping something on a lathe
	the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
	a movement in a new direction
	a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe