digression
(noun)
noun
1. a message that departs from the main subject
Similar word(s): aside, divagation, excursus, parenthesis
Definition categories: communication, content, message, substance
2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- a digression into irrelevant details
Similar word(s): deflection, deflexion, deviation, divagation, diversion
Definition categories: act, turn, turning
3. wandering from the main path of a journey
Similar word(s): excursion
Definition categories: act, journey, journeying
Sentences with digression as a noun:
- The lectures included lengthy digressions on topics ranging from the professor's dog to the meaning of life.