divagation

/,daivə'geiʃn/
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divagation

The speaker's divagation from the main topic confused the audience.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A turning aside from a course, attention, or concern: The act of deviating or straying from a main path, focus, or intended direction.
    • A message that departs from the main subject: A digression in speech or writing; a part of a discussion that wanders away from the central topic.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The professor's lecture was full of interesting divagations into historical anecdotes.
    • The hiker's divagation from the marked trail led him to a beautiful, hidden waterfall.
    • Her essay was penalized for its frequent divagations, which obscured the main argument.
Advanced Usage

  • "A mere divagation": An insignificant or unimportant departure from the subject.

    • That personal story was a mere divagation and did not contribute to the scientific report.

  • "To indulge in a divagation": To allow oneself to wander off-topic.

    • The author indulges in a lengthy divagation about his childhood before returning to the memoir's central theme.
Variants and Related Words

  • Divagate (verb): To wander or stray from a course or subject.

    • The speaker tended to divagate whenever a question sparked a new thought.

  • Digression (noun): A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. (This is a very close synonym to one meaning of "divagation".)

Synonyms
  • Digression: A temporary departure from the main subject.
  • Deviation: A departure from an established course or standard.
  • Diversion: An instance of turning something aside from its course.
  • Excursus: A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, often an appendix.
Related Phrases
  • To go off on a tangent: To suddenly start talking about a different subject. (This is an idiomatic phrase similar in meaning to making a divagation.)
    • He went off on a tangent about politics during a meeting about budget planning.
divagation

The speaker's divagation from the main topic confused the audience.

Noun
  1. 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
  2. a message that departs from the main subject

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