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digresser

\di.ɡʁe.se\
\di.ɡʁɛ.se\

Where it comes from

Du radical de digression avec le suffixe -er → voir progresser et régresser.

verb digresser · avoir digressé · en digressant · en ayant digressé · digressant · digressé

Faire des digressions. J’embrouille, je digresse, je semble mépriser les événements.

In English

digress to deviate — see also go off on a tangent, deviate
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"digresser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/digresser. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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digresser. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/digresser

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"digresser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/digresser.

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@misc{digresser_2026,
  title = {digresser},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/digresser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}