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We can look back through ice-core data and see over 800,000 years, relationships between carbon dioxide and the temperature of the world. So those people who deny the importance of climate change are just wasting their time. They're also being diversionary because if we don't act the risks are enormous.
Nicholas Stern

Meaning of "diversionary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVERSIONARY

diversionary  [daɪˈvɜːʃənərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVERSIONARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diversionary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIVERSIONARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diversion

Diversion may refer to: ▪ diversion dam, the rerouting of water from a river or lake for flood control, or as part of a water supply network ▪ Diversion, a British television film later adapted into the 1987 movie Fatal Attraction ▪ Diversion program, criminal justice scheme usually for minor offenses ▪ Diversionary tactic, also known as feint: a military deception designed to draw enemy strength away from a primary target ▪ Pharmaceutical diversion, the diversion of licit drugs for illicit purposes ▪ Product diversion, the sale of products in unintended markets ▪ Yamaha Diversion, a motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha...

Definition of diversionary in the English dictionary

The definition of diversionary in the dictionary is seeking or serving to divert attention.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVERSIONARY


ablutionary
əˈbluːʃənərɪ
cautionary
ˈkɔːʃənərɪ
coevolutionary
ˌkəʊiːvəˈluːʃənərɪ
concretionary
kənˈkriːʃənərɪ
convolutionary
ˌkɒnvəˈluːʃənərɪ
counter-revolutionary
ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ
elocutionary
ˌeləˈkjuːʃənərɪ
evolutionary
ˌiːvəˈluːʃənərɪ
extortionary
ɪkˈstɔːʃənərɪ
illocutionary
ˌɪləˈkjuːʃənərɪ
incretionary
ɪnˈkriːʃənərɪ
institutionary
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənərɪ
locutionary
ləˈkjuːʃənərɪ
macroevolutionary
ˌmækrəʊˌiːvəˈluːʃənərɪ
perlocutionary
ˌpɜːləˈkjuːʃənərɪ
precautionary
prɪˈkɔːʃənərɪ
reversionary
rɪˈvɜːʃənərɪ
revolutionary
ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ
secretionary
sɪˈkriːʃənərɪ
substitutionary
ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃənərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVERSIONARY

divers
diverse
diversely
diverseness
diversifiable
diversification
diversified
diversifier
diversifies
diversiform
diversify
diversion
diversional therapy
diversionist
diversity
diversly
divert
diverter
divertibility
divertible

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVERSIONARY

accretionary
cardiopulmonary
confectionary
coronary
data dictionary
dictionary
discretionary
exclusionary
expansionary
expeditionary
inflationary
missionary
nonstationary
ordinary
post-Revolutionary
probationary
pulmonary
reactionary
revisionary
stationary
visionary

Synonyms and antonyms of diversionary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diversionary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVERSIONARY

Find out the translation of diversionary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diversionary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diversionary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

转移注意力的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disuasorio
570 millions of speakers

English

diversionary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

diversionary
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التضليل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвлекающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diversionário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

diversionary
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de diversion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengalihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ablenkungs-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

注意をそらせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주의를 딴 데로 쏠리게 하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diversionary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

binh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திசைதிருப்பும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विविधीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oyalayıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diversivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dywersyjną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відволікаючий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diversiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιπερισπασμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afleiding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avledande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diversionary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diversionary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERSIONARY»

The term «diversionary» is normally little used and occupies the 111.490 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERSIONARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «diversionary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «diversionary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diversionary

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QUOTES WITH «DIVERSIONARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word diversionary.
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Nicholas Stern
We can look back through ice-core data and see over 800,000 years, relationships between carbon dioxide and the temperature of the world. So those people who deny the importance of climate change are just wasting their time. They're also being diversionary because if we don't act the risks are enormous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVERSIONARY»

Discover the use of diversionary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diversionary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Diversionary War: Domestic Unrest and International Conflict
Diversionary War addresses these questions by reinterpreting key historical examples of diversionary war—such as Argentina's 1982 Falklands Islands invasion and U.S. President James Buchanan's decision to send troops to Mormon Utah in ...
Amy Oakes, 2012
2
The Diversionary Theory of Foreign Policy?: American ...
This project addresses two questions: what are the underlying conditions that lead an American president to select particular foreign policy actions and how is public opinion integrated into the foreign policy process.
Ann Fishback Rivlin, 2008
3
The Prophet Jesus and the Renewal of Israel: Moving Beyond a ...
In The Prophet Jesus and the Renewal of Israel Richard Horsley shows that the apocalyptic scenario -- with its supposed expectation of "the end of the world," the fiery "last judgment," and "the parousia of the Son of Man" -- is a modern ...
Richard A. Horsley, 2012
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Research in Organizational Behavior: An Annual Series of ...
Specifically, diversionary play can facilitate creativity by influencing people's psychological processes and also by creating a socialrelational and cultural context that is conducive to creativity. Play and Psychological Adjustment Diversionary ...
Barry Staw, 2006
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Policymaking and Peace: A Multinational Anthology
There is also the possibility that a third issue will take the brunt of the zero-sum dynamic and the troublesome issue will be relatively unaffected by the diversionary action. A casual observation from the analysis of the Gulf War below suggests ...
Stuart S. Nagel, 2003
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Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Science of Wildlife ...
WHICH IS BETTER, DIVERSIONARY CROPS OR FEEDER STATIONS? Several disadvantages are associated with diversionary crops. Growing them is labor intensive and requires specialized farming equipment. These problems can be ...
Michael R. Conover, 2001
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The History of Soviet Airborne Forces
GENERAL Reconnaissance and diversionary operations were the most numerous and, perhaps, the most successful type of airborne operation the Soviets conducted during the Second World War. These operations varied widely in mission ...
David M. Glantz, 1994
8
Street Legal: A Guide to Pre-trial Criminal Procedure for ...
Diversionary devices do not constitute excessive force when used by trained personnel under circumstances not likely to produce any significant injury and when they may be useful to prevent armed resistance. Bing v. City of Whitehall, 456 ...
Ken Wallentine, 2007
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Opportunity Knocks: American Economic Policy After Gorbachev
Is a Steady Infusion of Non-Diversionary Spending Needed? At the heart of the Keynesian program is the conscious and deliberate use of deficit finance as the means of adding to aggregate expenditure without diverting spending from the ...
Robert A. Solo, 1991
10
A Century of Juvenile Justice
I think that two justifications existed from the start for creating a juvenile court, and I shall call these two different policies the interventionist and diver- sionary justifications for a separate children's court. The diversionary justification for juvenile ...
Margaret K. Rosenheim, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVERSIONARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diversionary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Diversionary to Present West Coast Premiere of Compulsion Dance …
One of San Diego's most accomplished choreographers, Michael Mizerany (known to Diversionary audiences for his work on bare: a pop opera ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
2
Lawyer argues teacher who 'had sex with high school student while …
However, prosecutors successfully blocked the former English teacher from entering a diversionary program instead of facing prison time. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
NDC, NPP in blame game over violence in Talensi
But, in a quick reaction, the NPP said the NDC's accusation of the NPP as using diversionary tactics “is an attempt to throw dust into the eyes of ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
4
Seven Reporters Who Should NOT Get A Press Pass In 2016
All you'll need is a diversionary box of Krispy Kremes or a decoy to strike up a conversation with him about his favorite and most disgusting ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
5
North Carolina man in N.J. for storm repairs facing prison for gun …
... no record are true, they would support his case being referred to Pre Trial Intervention (PTI), the diversionary program for first-time offenders. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
6
Spiritual authenticity and the circumcision decision
Too often, parents' doubts are met with diversionary humor, dismissal, or reverential incantations about “the covenant,” as if no obligation other ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
7
Murphy's Law of Missed Opportunities
Thereafter, 28 German commandoes landed with lights out, crept under the wings while a diversionary fire was created on the runway. As the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
BELTRAMI COUNTY: Child protection, employment issues drive …
... from John Pugleasa, Beltrami County Economic Assistance Division director, regarding the department's Diversionary Work Program (DWP), ... «Bemidji Pioneer, Jul 15»
9
SWAT team incidents in Newburyport area
A second, 8-man team with an unidentified "diversionary device," long arms, and an armed marksman were set up outside the first-floor ... «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jul 15»
10
Positive impact of diversionary projects
Through the campaign, I am once again funding a range of diversionary projects for young people that will run during the summer holidays. «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»

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