divagation

[US]/ˌdɪvəˈɡeɪʃən/
[UK]/ˌdɪvəˈɡeɪʃən/

Translation

n.straying or wandering away from the main topic or path; deviation or divergence

Phrases & Collocations

divagation of thoughts

divagation from topic

divagation in speech

divagation of mind

divagation of ideas

divagation of focus

divagation in writing

divagation of attention

divagation of purpose

divagation of conversation

Example Sentences

his divagation during the lecture confused many students.

she tends to divagation when discussing complex topics.

after some divagation, they finally returned to the main issue.

the author's divagation from the plot made the story less engaging.

his divagation from the original plan caused delays.

divagation in thoughts can lead to creative ideas.

she apologized for her divagation during the meeting.

the conversation's divagation was amusing yet frustrating.

his frequent divagation made it hard to follow his argument.

we should avoid unnecessary divagation in our discussion.

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