Diversion

"Diversion" in German

Abführen

(removal of water via a canal)

Ableiten

(removal of water via a canal)

Ablenkung

(tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)

Ablenkung

(hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)

Ablenkungsmanöver

(tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)

Abschweifen

(act of diverting)

Abweichen

(act of diverting)

Entwässerung

(removal of water via a canal)

Exkurs

(act of diverting)

Hobby

(hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)

Umleiten

(act of diverting)

Umleitung

(A detour, such as during road construction)

Umleitung

(rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination)

Umlenken

(act of diverting)

Unterhaltung

(hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)

Wasserableiten

(removal of water via a canal)

Zeitvertreib

(hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)

Zerstreuung

(hobby; an activity that distracts the mind)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.