1. a wandering or straying from a direct course or main topic; a digression
Usage: formal; often used in literary or academic contexts

Examples

• The professor's divagation into ancient history distracted from the main lesson.
• After several divagationes about his childhood, he finally returned to the point.
• The novel's numerous divagationes made it difficult to follow the central plot.
• Her speech was full of divagationes that lost the audience's attention.
• The writer's divagation into philosophical musings enriched the narrative.
• We appreciated his insights, but his constant divagation from the agenda frustrated the committee.