digress C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /daɪˈɡɹɛs/ See IPA manual Freq #38947 Meanings 1 verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking I always digress when telling a story. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · lose clarity or turn aside... stray More deviateramble ↔ Opposites recur Word family Forms digresseddigressesdigressing Derived forms digressinglyredigress Related forms digressiondigressiveexcursiveregresstransgress Etymology From Latin digressum, past participle of digredi. digressum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # digress **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /daɪˈɡɹɛs/ **Frequency rank:** 38947 ## Meanings 1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking ## Examples - I always digress when telling a story. ## Synonyms - stray - deviate - ramble ## Antonyms - recur ## Derived Forms - digressingly - redigress ## Related Forms - digression - digressive - excursive - regress - transgress ## Roots and Affixes - Root: digressum ## Etymology From Latin digressum, past participle of digredi. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown