digress

Speech parts

1. digress - Noun

2. digress - Verb

Meaning

To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.

Digression.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stray depart wander sidetrack ramble deviate diverge meander veer swerve straggle divagate go astray lose the thread go off on a tangent
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Antonyms

centre reformation focus achieve enter stay
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Hypernyms

tell divert deviate

Related terms

digression digressive excursive

Phrases with the word

digress from the path

Derivatives

digressed digressing

Examples

People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds of mistakes. Then historians come along and write summaries of this messy, nonlinear process and make it appear like a simple, straight line. Dean Kamen

A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore. Terry Brooks

Effective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get really hurt. In my view, leaders must head that off before it happens. Bill Hybels

For if the modern mind is whimsical and discursive, the classical mind is narrow, unhesitating, relentless. It is not a quality of intelligence that one encounters frequently these days. But though I can digress with the best of them, I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive. Donna Tartt

though I can digress with the best of them, I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive. Donna Tartt

She always digresses when telling a story Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

digraphically digraphon Digrazia digressingly digression digressional