digression
English Thesaurus
1. wandering from the main path of a journey (noun.act)
hypernym | : | journey, journeying, |
definition | : | the act of traveling from one place to another (noun.act) |
2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | turn, turning, |
definition | : | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | red herring, |
definition | : | any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue (noun.act) |
3. a message that departs from the main subject (noun.communication)
4. wandering from the main path of a journey (noun.act)
5. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)
derivation | : | digress, divagate, stray, wander, |
definition | : | lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | deflect, |
definition | : | turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | bend, deflect, turn away, |
definition | : | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | deviate, divert, |
definition | : | turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | deviate, |
definition | : | cause to turn away from a previous or expected course (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | diversionary, |
definition | : | (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive (adj.all) |
6. a message that departs from the main subject (noun.communication)
derivation | : | digress, divagate, stray, wander, |
definition | : | lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | parenthetic, parenthetical, |
definition | : | qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses (adj.all) |
7. wandering from the main path of a journey (noun.act)
8. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)
derivation | : | digress, divagate, stray, wander, |
definition | : | lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | deflect, |
definition | : | turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | bend, deflect, turn away, |
definition | : | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | deviate, divert, |
definition | : | turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | deviate, |
definition | : | cause to turn away from a previous or expected course (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | diversionary, |
definition | : | (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive (adj.all) |
9. a message that departs from the main subject (noun.communication)
derivation | : | digress, divagate, stray, wander, |
definition | : | lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | parenthetic, parenthetical, |
definition | : | qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses (adj.all) |
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