digression
/daɪˈɡreʃn/noun
उच्चारण डाइग्रेशन
विषयांतर, मूल विषय से भटकना
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the act of starting to talk or write about a subject that is not related to the main subject
विषयांतर, मूल विषय से भटकना
- After a brief digression, he returned to the topic.
- After a short digression about his school days, the speaker returned to the main topic.
- The teacher's digression about cricket made the students laugh.
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- Forgive my digression, but I must mention another point.
- The long digression in the middle of the book bored many readers.
Synonyms deviation detour aside departure tangent
Opposite focus directness relevance
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di·gres·sion
?Which word?
Keep the move-away words together: digression, deviation (moving away from what is normal or planned), aside (a remark not connected to the main subject), detour (a longer route), excursus (formal, a long digression).
हटने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: digression, deviation (सामान्य या नियोजित से हटना), aside (मूल विषय से असंबद्ध टिप्पणी), detour (लंबा रास्ता), excursus (औपचारिक, लंबा विषयांतर)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go off on a tangent (suddenly start talking about something different).
Idiom 'go off on a tangent' (अचानक दूसरी बात करने लगना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam tip: in essays, avoid digressions; keep to the topic.
परीक्षा युक्ति: निबंधों में विषयांतर से बचें; विषय पर टिके रहें।