Digression — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message that departs from the main subject

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːbɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪɡɹˈɛʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪɡɹˈɛʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːbɚz/.

Examples

a diversion from the main highway
a digression into irrelevant details
a deflection from his goal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deflection aside excursus diversion parenthesis divagation excursion deflexion deviation

Parts of Speech

noun	a message that departs from the main subject
noun	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) “a diversion from the main highway”
noun	wandering from the main path of a journey

Word Forms

digress	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
divagate	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
parenthetical	adjective	qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
parenthetic	adjective	qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
diversionary	adjective	(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
diversionist	noun	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
divert	verb	turn aside; turn away from
deviate	verb	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
deflect	verb	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
excursionist	noun	a tourist who is visiting sights of interest

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abschweifung

eine Nachricht, die vom Hauptthema abweicht

🇪🇸Spanish

digresión

un mensaje que se aleja del tema principal

🇮🇹Italian

digressione

un messaggio che si discosta dall'argomento principale

🇳🇱Dutch

uitweiding

een boodschap die afwijkt van het hoofdonderwerp

🇵🇹Portuguese

digressão

uma mensagem que se afasta do assunto principal

🇷🇺Russian

отступление

сообщение, отклоняющееся от основной темы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विषयांतर

एक संदेश जो मुख्य विषय से हट जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিগ্রেশন

একটি বার্তা যা মূল বিষয় থেকে প্রস্থান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

திசைதிருப்பல்

முக்கிய விஷயத்திலிருந்து புறப்படும் செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

డైగ్రెషన్

ప్రధాన విషయం నుండి బయలుదేరే సందేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

विषयांतर

मुख्य विषयापासून दूर जाणारा संदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિષયાંતર

એક સંદેશ જે મુખ્ય વિષયથી પ્રસ્થાન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಯಾಂತರ

ಮುಖ್ಯ ವಿಷಯದಿಂದ ಹೊರಡುವ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിചലനം

പ്രധാന വിഷയത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਟਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਜੋ ਮੁੱਖ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اختلاف

ایک پیغام جو اصل موضوع سے ہٹتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

题外话

偏离主题的消息

🇯🇵Japanese

余談

本題から逸脱したメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

여담

주요 주제에서 벗어난 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lạc đề

một tin nhắn rời khỏi chủ đề chính

🇹🇭Thai

การพูดนอกเรื่อง

ข้อความที่ออกจากหัวข้อหลัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyimpangan

pesan yang berangkat dari subjek utama

🇵🇭Filipino

paglihis

isang mensahe na umaalis sa pangunahing paksa

🇲🇾Malay

penyelewengan

mesej yang bertolak daripada subjek utama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استطراد

رسالة تخرج عن الموضوع الرئيسي

🇮🇷Persian

انحراف

پیامی که از موضوع اصلی خارج می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ara söz

ana konudan sapan bir mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְטִיָה

מסר שיוצא מהנושא המרכזי

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The primary meaning of 'digression' is 'a message that departs from the main subject'.

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