digression

Meaning

Noun

• An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
• The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, 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.

Related

Similar words

• digressio, ecbole

Origin

• From Old French digressiun or disgressiun, from Latin digressio, from digressus + -io, the past passive participle of digredi, from dis- + gradi.