digression
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digression
- /dʌɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ UK
- /dɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ UK
- /daɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Old French digressiun or disgressiun, from Latin dīgressiōnem, from dīgressus + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs), the past passive participle of dīgredior (“to step away, to digress”), from dis- + gradior (“to step, walk, go”).
noun digressions · degression · disgression
- An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing. The lectures included lengthy digressions on topics ranging from the professor's dog to the meaning of life.
- The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect. make digression... by way of digression...
- A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule. Nature... More stronger hadde her operacyon Than she hath nowe in her dygressyon.
- A deviation, an act of straying from a path. By this little digression into Gascony, the Duke had an opportunity... to re-inforce himself with some particular Servants of his.
- An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path. This digression [of the Sun] is not equall, but neare the Æquinoxiall intersections, it is right and greater, near the Solstices, more oblique and lesser.
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noun a departure from the main subject in speech or writing
| Español | digresión, divagación, disquisición |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विषयांतरण viṣyāntraṇ, विषयांतर viṣyāntar |
| Português | digressão |
| Français | digression |
| Deutsch | Exkurs, Umschweif, Abschweifung |
| Italiano | digressione |
| Română | digresiune |
| Русский | отступле́ние otstuplénije, отклоне́ние otklonénije |
Talk about this word "digression." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/digression. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. digression. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/digression "digression." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/digression.Cite this
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title = {digression},
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