DIVERTED

amused, diverted, entertained

(adjective) pleasantly occupied; “We are not amused” -Queen Victoria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

diverted (not comparable)

that has been subject to diversion

Verb

diverted

simple past tense and past participle of divert

Source: Wiktionary


DIVERT

Di*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diverting.] Etym: [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn. See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]

1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its usual course. That crude apple that diverted Eve. Milton.

2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit and humor. We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. C. J. Smith.

Syn.

– To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate; delight; recreate. See Amuse.

Di*vert", v. i.

Definition: To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.] I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. Evelyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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