digression

Noun
Synonyms: asideexcursusdivagationparenthesisdiversiondeviationdeflectiondeflexionexcursion

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a message that departs from the main subjectSynonyms: asideexcursusdivagationparenthesis
  2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)“a diversion from the main highway”“a digression into irrelevant details”“a deflection from his goal”Synonyms: diversiondeviationdeflectiondeflexiondivagation
  3. wandering from the main path of a journeySynonyms: excursion
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Digression \Di*gres"sion\, n. [L. digressio: cf. F. digression.]

1.The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject. [1913 Webster]

The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by the confidence that no man will read them.— Sir W. Temple.[1913 Webster]

2.A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Then my digression is so vile, so base, That it will live engraven in my face.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.(Anat.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets. [R.] [1913 Webster]

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