verb
- departed from the main subject in speech or writing
Usage: past tense of digress
Examples
- The professor digressed from the lesson to tell a personal story.
- She digressed into a discussion about her childhood memories.
- The speaker digressed so much that the audience lost track of the main point.
- He digressed from the topic when someone asked about his travels.
- The author digressed frequently, making the book difficult to follow.
- During the meeting, we digressed into unrelated issues for twenty minutes.