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Meaning of 'digress' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Digress [ n.]
- Digression.
2 . Digress [ v. i.]
- To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
- To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.

Meaning of 'digress' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . digress [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
Example in sentence:
  • Don't digress when you give a lecture;
  • her mind wanders;
  • She always digresses when telling a story

Nearby Words:

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