Avoiding vs Diverting - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between avoiding and diverting

is that avoiding is present participle of lang=en while diverting is present participle of lang=en.

is avoidance.

(head)

Have you been avoiding me?'' ''(as progressive form of avoid)

I noted his carefully avoiding eye contact.'' ''(as present participle)

I noted his careful avoiding of eye contact.'' ''(as gerund)

(en noun)

avoidance

(head)