divagation (n.)

  1. a message that departs from the main subject

    [ Syn: digression , aside , excursus , parenthesis ]

  2. 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 , digression , deflection , deflexion ]

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