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.