different between diversion vs diversification

English

Etymology

From French diversion, from Medieval Latin diversio, from Latin divertere, past participle diversus (“to divert”); see divert.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??v???n/, /da??v???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /da??v????n/, /da??v????n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)??n

Noun

diversion (countable and uncountable, plural diversions)

1. (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
2. A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
3. The act of diverting.
4. Removal of water via a canal.
5. (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
6. (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.
7. (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.

Synonyms

• (military): faint
• (hobby): See also Thesaurus:hobby

Related terms

• diverse
• diversity
• divert

Translations

See also

• hobby
• distraction
• red herring

Further reading

• diversion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• diversion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

References

Anagrams

• vireonids

French

Noun

diversion f (plural diversions)

1. pastime, diversion, entertainment

Derived terms

• faire diversion

Related terms

• divertir

Further reading

• “diversion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• dérivions
• viderions

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin diversificati?, from diversific?tus, past participle of diversific? (“diversify”), from Latin diversus (“turned in different ways”) + faci? (“make, do”). Synchronically analyzable as diverse +? -ification.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??v?s?f??ke???n/, /da??v?s?f??ke???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /da??v??s?f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

diversification (countable and uncountable, plural diversifications)

1. The act, or the result, of diversifying.
2. A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
3. (finance) An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin diversificati?, from diversific?tus, past participle of diversific? (“diversify”), from Latin diversus (“turned in different ways”) + faci? (“make, do”)

Pronunciation

Noun

diversification f (plural diversifications)

1. diversification

Further reading

• “diversification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).