di·ver·tise·ment \də̇ˈvərd.ə̇smənt, -ə̇zm-\noun (-s) Etymology: French divertissement, from Middle French, from divertiss- + -ment 1.: diversion, amusement, recreation < jam sessions and nightclubbing, among other divertisements — Bernard Kalb > 2.: divertissement 1