digression

Noun
  1. A message that departs from the main subject (synset 106613037)
    is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
    same as: aside, divagation, excursus, parenthesis
  2. A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (synset 100351206)
    "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
    is a type of: turn, turning - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
    subtypes: red herring - any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
    same as: deflection, deflexion, deviation, divagation, diversion
  3. Wandering from the main path of a journey (synset 100311027)
    is a type of: journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
    same as: excursion

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