digression

di·gres·sion

D0221700 (dī-grĕsh′ən, dĭ-)n.1. The act of digressing.2. An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject.

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di·gres′sion·al adj.

digression

(daɪˈɡrɛʃən) nan act or instance of digressing from a main subject in speech or writing diˈgressional adj

di•gres•sion

(dɪˈgrɛʃ ən, daɪ-)

n. 1. the act of digressing. 2. a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing. [1325–75; < Anglo-French < Latin] di•gres′sion•al, di•gres′sion•ar′y, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	digression - a message that departs from the main subjectdivagation, excursus, parenthesis, asidesubject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
	2.	digression - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"divagation, diversion, deflexion, deviation, deflectionturning, turn - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"red herring - any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
	3.	digression - wandering from the main path of a journeyexcursionjourney, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another

digression

noun departure, aside, diversion, wandering, straying, footnote, deviation, divergence, parenthesis, apostrophe, obiter dictum the text is full of digressions

digression

nounAn instance of digressing:aside, deviation, divagation, divergence, divergency, excursion, excursus, irrelevancy, parenthesis, tangent.

Translations

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digress

(daiˈgres) verb to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing. 離開主題 离开主题diˈgression (-ʃən) noun 離題 离题