digression
pronunciation
How to pronounce digression in British English:
UK [daɪ'ɡreʃn]
How to pronounce digression in American English:
US [daɪ'ɡreʃn]
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- Noun:
- a message that departs from the main subject
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- wandering from the main path of a journey
Word Origin
- digression (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin digressionem (nominative digressio) "a going away, departing," noun of action from past participle stem of digredi "to deviate," from dis- "apart, aside" (see dis-) + gradi "to step, go" (see grade (n.)).
Example
- 1. Or will it prove to be no more than a dazzling digression for its troubled maker ?
- 2. Transferring the september 11th attacks to argentina is one example ; a digression on pandas is another .
- 3. A diversion or deviation from a main topic ; a digression .
- 4. I ask your pardon for this digression on the " he did not know " .
- 5. In those cases , the reader should already know in general terms what is going to happen ( especially if you flag the computation as being standard beforehand ) , and will only be distracted by superfluous explanation or digression .