Associations to the word «Digress»
Noun
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Wiktionary
DIGRESS, verb. (intransitive) 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.
DIGRESS, verb. (intransitive) To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.
Dictionary definition
DIGRESS, verb. 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"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture".
DIGRESS, verb. Wander from a direct or straight course.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.