digression Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a message that departs from the main subject
divagation; aside; excursus; parenthesis.
noun a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
deviation; deflexion; deflection; diversion; divagation.
- a diversion from the main highway
- a digression into irrelevant details
- a deflection from his goal
noun wandering from the main path of a journey
excursion.

L. digressio: cf. F. digression.

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.
The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by the confidence that no man will read them. Sir W. Temple.
A turning aside from the right path; transgression; offense. R.
Then my digression is so vile, so base, That it will live engraven in my face. Shak.
(Anat.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun; -- said chiefly of the inferior planets. R.