(v) lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking, Syn.divagate, wander, stray, Example: She always digresses when telling a story; her mind wanders; Don't digress when you give a lecture
(n) a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern), Syn.deflexion, divagation, digression, deflection, deviation, Example: a diversion from the main highway; a digression into irrelevant details; a deflection from his goal
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L. divagari to wander about; di- = dis- + vagari to stroll about: cf. F. divagation. See Vagary. ] A wandering about or going astray; digression. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let us be set down at Queen's Crawley without further divagation. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
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