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verstrooiïng — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • diversion noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
  • entertainment noun Activities or performances designed to amuse or interest an audience.
  • scattering noun A small, irregularly spread amount of something.

Senses

verstrooiïng is used for these senses in English:

  • diversion A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
  • entertainment An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
  • scattering (physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.

diversion — full definition

  1. noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
  2. noun A hobby or activity that takes your mind off other things.
  3. noun A temporary alternate route, especially one put in place during roadworks.

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