digress verb

/daɪˈgres/ v [I]

Definition

to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else

But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet's love of nature and his religious beliefs.

The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory.

/daɪˈgreʃ.ən/ n [C or U]

Talking about money now would be a digression from the main purpose of this meeting.

(Definition of digress verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot

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