noun
1. a message that departs from the main subject
• Syn: ↑digression, ↑aside, ↑excursus, ↑parenthesis
• Derivationally related forms: ↑parenthetical (for: ↑parenthesis), ↑parenthetic (for: ↑parenthesis), ↑divagate, ↑digress (for: ↑digression)
• Hypernyms: ↑message, ↑content, ↑subject matter, ↑substance
2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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a diversion from the main highway
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a digression into irrelevant details
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a deflection from his goal
• Syn: ↑diversion, ↑deviation, ↑digression, ↑deflection, ↑deflexion
• Derivationally related forms:
↑divagate, ↑deflect (for: ↑deflexion), ↑deflect (for: ↑deflection), ↑digress (for: ↑digression), ↑deviate (for: ↑deviation), ↑diversionary (for: ↑diversion), ↑diversionist (for: ↑diversion), ↑divert (for: ↑diversion)
• Hyponyms: ↑red herring
Useful english dictionary. 2012.