English noun: divagation | |||
| 1. | divagation (communication) a message that departs from the main subject | ||
| Synonyms | aside, digression, excursus, parenthesis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| 2. | divagation (act) a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | ||
| Samples | A diversion from the main highway. A digression into irrelevant details. A deflection from his goal. | ||
| Synonyms | deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, diversion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn, turning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | red herring | ||