digression

noun

1. a message that departs from the main subject

   Synonyms

   • aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis

   Less specific

   • message, content, subject matter, substance

2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); “a diversion from the main highway”; “a digression into irrelevant details”; “a deflection from his goal”

   Synonyms

   • diversion, deviation, deflection, deflexion, divagation

   Less specific

   • turn, turning

   More specific

   • red herring

3. wandering from the main path of a journey

   Synonyms

   • excursion

   Less specific

   • journey, journeying