digression.
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
Meaning & usage
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
The lectures included lengthy digressions on topics ranging from the professor's dog to the meaning of life.
The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
A deviation, an act of straying from a path.
An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
Where this word comes from
From Old French digressiun or disgressiun, from Latin dīgressiōnem, from dīgressus + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs), the past passive participle of dīgredior (“to step away, to digress”), from dis- + gradior (“to step, walk, go”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.