digress
digress /daɪˈgrɛs/
verb
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(
)
Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
(
divagate
, stray
, wander
, digress
)
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
She always digresses when telling a story
She always digresses when telling a story
Her mind wanders
her mind wanders
Don't digress when you give a lecture
Don't digress when you give a lecture
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Wander from a direct or straight course
(
depart
, digress
, sidetrack
, straggle
)
wander from a direct or straight course