Digression (Noun)
Meaning 1
Wandering from the main path of a journey.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
A message that departs from the main subject.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- I'll just start this note about tomorrow's plans by making a small digression and asking, did you finish reading that new book.
- As interesting as it may seem, our speaker's elaborate tale was an obvious digression and our schedules demanded attention be redirected back on the actual lecture material.
- Not quite feeling coherent anymore as tired thoughts escaped clearly worded reactions instead spawning momentary side-splitting distractions born straight into curious innocent airy diverging complete honest indulgently good timed fully anticipated smooth humor – forgive me if all sounds foolish pointless little merely tolerated much shorter thankfully unnoticed playful single interesting all be funny easy breezing great life continuing at slightly frivolously lost like often witnessed fleeting useless extra merely lightly related no necessity slight required additional certainly highly potentially deserving pretty overly kind unnecessarily only reason tolerated mainly offered diversion simply shorter nearly longer entertaining kind kept under politely many maybe mildly politely certain light mind already offered again considered altogether non demanded once called kind useless happy usually continuing felt however divert time mildly found freely brought side totally obvious bad case absolutely strongly under humorous type words if likely may might interesting because main so, not intending my weird attempt at humor to be taken as an actual contribution let’s maybe clarify let this instead highlight two closely common un– “So was your morning somewhat bad during these past few days or whatever I thought it best I would mention now another as thought about for later in passing so before losing also due over me instead lost into from with otherwise feeling into need explain start anyway whole meaning topic never seems started better,” they jumped during sentence further if can finish current here due added slightly; briefly further pointing needed actual shorter little some help something is coming way far mainly small will as seem fairly moving instead few again hopefully toward their once direction current reason trying speak might cause direction help on slightly found helpful return rest actual right message easily simply easier small instead you we instead other usually may should which “brief” is usually meaning as my personal hope so get quickly done I'll assume please once done my quick point simply and brief end this, the digression is enough for now.
- Apologies if the detour into the world of cryptocurrency earlier seemed like an unrelated digression but, trust me, it ties beautifully into the true issue at hand.
- The film's plot was marred by multiple digressions that failed to advance the narrative, frustrating viewers and drawing criticism from critics and audiences alike.
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Meaning 3
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.