Meaning of FOMO in Englishabbreviation for "fear of missing out": a worried feeling that you may miss exciting events that other people are going to, especially caused by things you see on social media: Don't get FOMO.
divert attention" means to draw someone's focus or concentration away from something important, problematic, or the current subject, redirecting it to a different topic, person, or activity, often deliberately as a distraction or to avoid a difficult issue. It's about changing the focus from the original point of interest or concern to something else entirely.
Key meanings:
To distract: To pull focus away from something, like a magician misdirecting you from their hands.
To redirect: To intentionally shift focus to a new subject, often to avoid a negative situation (e.g., "sportswashing diverts attention from environmental issues").
To create a diversion: To offer something else as a distraction to keep people from noticing the real issue.
Examples in use:
"The politician's new proposal was meant to divert attention from the scandal."
"The bright colors on the page divert attention from the boring text."
"They used the announcement to divert attention from the company's poor performance."
Synonyms:
Distract
Redirect focus
Shift emphasis
idiom. : to try to keep people from noticing or thinking about something. He was trying to divert/distract attention away from his friend's mistake.