Diversion has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Movies are a great diversion. | |
| 2. | We need a diversion. | |
| 3. | In the street, vans roared past him; brutality blared out on placards; men were trapped in mines; women burnt alive; and once a maimed file of lunatics being exercised or displayed for the diversion of the populace (who laughed aloud), ambled and nodded and grinned past him, in the Tottenham Court Road, each half apologetically, yet triumphantly, inflicting his hopeless woe. | |
| 4. | The EU is also calling for an investigation into the incident and is planning to sanction Belarusian officials responsible for the aircraft's diversion. |