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digress

/daɪˈɡɹɛs/
Meanings
  • verb

    to deviate from the main topic or subject; wander from the point

  • verb

    to discuss or explore something in detail that is not the main topic

Pronunciation
  1. /daɪˈɡɹɛs/



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  2. /daɪˈɡɹɛs/



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Synonyms

sidetrack
Rhymes
Words rhyming with digress
progress , caress , stress
Variants
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digress , digressed , digresses , digressing
Forms
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digressed, digressing, digresses

Etymology
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From Latin 'dis-' meaning 'apart' + 'gradus' meaning 'step'. To go apart from a gradual or regular progression.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'digress' first appeared in English in the 15th century.

  2. The longest recorded digression in literature is believed to be in James Joyce's 'Ulysses', which contains over 2 million words and takes up the majority of the book.

Related Concepts
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  1. tangent: A tangent is a line that touches a curve at a single point. Digressing can be seen as taking a tangent from the main topic or subject.

  2. aside: To make a remark or comment aside from the main topic or subject. Digressing can also mean making such a remark or comment.

Quotes
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  1. The third visit, the first one after I started the drugs, is shorter, more perfunctory than the first two. Papakostas moves briskly from one question to the next and looks at his watch if we "digress".

    - Gary Greenberg,{it}Harper's{/it},May 2007

  2. Coleridge, of course, who happily called himself a … lover of parentheses, does not bridle himself, but merely produces digressions about how he should not "digress".

    - James Wood,{it}New Republic{/it},6 Sept. 1999

  3. He had not written too much per se; he had "digressed" intolerably given the significance of the events under consideration.

    - Alain de Botton,{it}How Proust Can Change Your Life{/it},1997
Culture
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The term 'digress' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in academic and formal writing. It is often used to indicate a departure from the main topic, which can be intentional or unintentional. For example, in Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities', the character Dr. Manette digresses from his story when he becomes overly emotional about his past.

How to Memorize "digress"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a road with a detour sign. The road represents the main topic, and the detour sign represents the digression.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'digress' with the word 'tangent'. When you study a topic, think of a tangent as a digression or deviation from the main topic.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember DIGRESS as an acronym for 'Deviate Intentionally, Get Results, Stay Grounded, Successfully'

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