a message that departs from the main subject

[ Syn: aside , excursus , divagation , parenthesis ]

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); a diversion from the main highway; a digression into irrelevant details; a deflection from his goal

[ Syn: diversion , deviation , deflection , deflexion , divagation ]

wandering from the main path of a journey

[ Syn: excursion ]