divagation

• Nom désignant un écart par rapport au sujet principal ou une déviation par rapport à un parcours ou à un point d'attention.

A noun referring to a departure from the main subject or a turning aside from a course or focus of attention.

1. Departure from the main subjectC2formal

   A message or statement that strays from the central topic or theme.

   Digression

   • The speaker's lengthy divagation confused the audience.
   • His essay was full of unnecessary divagations.
   • She apologized for the divagation and returned to the main point.

   Synonymesasidedeparturedetourdeviationdigressiondivergenceexcursustangent

   Antonymesadherenceconformityfocusrelevance

2. Turning aside from a courseC2formal

   The act of deviating from a planned path, direction, or focus.

   Action de s'écarter d'un cours

   • The divagation of the river created a new channel.
   • His attention suffered a brief divagation during the lecture.
   • The project's divagation from its original goals led to delays.

   Synonymesdeflectiondeparturedetourdeviationdigressiondivergencestrayingswervingveeringwandering

   Antonymesadherencecontinuationdirectnesssteadiness