Digressive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of superficial relevance if any

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːbɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪɡɹˈɛsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪɡɹˈɛsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːbɪn/.

Examples

a digressive allusion to the day of the week
a tangential remark
amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tangential discursive rambling excursive

Parts of Speech

adjective	of superficial relevance if any “a digressive allusion to the day of the week”
adjective	(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects “amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things”

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
discursiveness	noun	the quality of being discursive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abschweifend

von oberflächlicher Relevanz, wenn überhaupt

🇫🇷French

dégressif

de pertinence superficielle, le cas échéant

🇪🇸Spanish

apartante del tema principal

de relevancia superficial si la hubiere

🇮🇹Italian

digressivo

di rilevanza superficiale, se presente

🇳🇱Dutch

degressief

van oppervlakkige relevantie, indien aanwezig

🇵🇹Portuguese

digressivo

de relevância superficial, se houver

🇷🇺Russian

отвлекающий

поверхностного значения, если таковое имеется

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुकनेवाला

सतही प्रासंगिकता, यदि कोई हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিগ্রেসিভ

উপরিভাগের প্রাসঙ্গিকতা যদি থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

திசை திருப்பக்கூடிய

ஏதேனும் இருந்தால் மேலோட்டமான பொருத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

డైగ్రెసివ్

ఏదైనా ఉంటే ఉపరితల ఔచిత్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

विषयांतर करणारा

वरवरच्या प्रासंगिकतेचे असल्यास

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિષયાંતર

સુપરફિસિયલ સુસંગતતા જો કોઈ હોય તો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಯಾಂತರಕಾರಿ

ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಇದ್ದರೆ ಮೇಲ್ನೋಟಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിചലിക്കുന്ന

എന്തെങ്കിലും ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഉപരിപ്ലവമായ പ്രസക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਘਨਕਾਰੀ

ਸਤਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਗਿਕਤਾ ਦਾ ਜੇਕਰ ਕੋਈ ਹੋਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

اختلافی

سطحی مطابقت کا اگر کوئی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

离题的

肤浅的相关性（如果有的话）

🇯🇵Japanese

余談

表面的な関連性があるとしても

🇰🇷Korean

여담

피상적인 관련성이 있는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lạc đề

có liên quan bề ngoài nếu có

🇹🇭Thai

พูดนอกเรื่อง

ที่มีความเกี่ยวข้องอย่างผิวเผิน ถ้ามี

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg bersifat penyimpangan

relevansi dangkal jika ada

🇲🇾Malay

digresif

perkaitan dangkal jika ada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استطرادي

ذات أهمية سطحية إن وجدت

🇮🇷Persian

منحرف کننده

در صورت وجود ارتباط سطحی

🇹🇷Turkish

konu dışı

varsa yüzeysel ilgisi olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

דיגרסיבי

רלוונטיות שטחית אם בכלל

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