divagation C2 Topic:Communication US /ˌdaɪ.vəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌdaɪ.vəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #1372771 Meanings 1 noun a departure from the main subject in speech or writing; a digression After several divagations, the speaker returned to the history of the painter. 2 noun a wandering away from a course or path Their divagation through the side streets delayed the journey. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a departure from the main... digressiontangentexcursus 2 noun · a wandering away from a... wanderingdeviation ↔ Opposites focusdirectness Word family Forms divagations Derived forms divagate Related forms vagarydeviation Etymology From divagate plus -ion, ultimately from Latin divagari, 'to wander about,' formed from dis-, 'apart,' and vagari, 'to wander.' Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # divagation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdaɪ.vəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdaɪ.vəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 1372771 ## Meanings 1. a departure from the main subject in speech or writing; a digression 2. a wandering away from a course or path ## Examples - After several divagations, the speaker returned to the history of the painter. - Their divagation through the side streets delayed the journey. ## Synonyms - digression - tangent - wandering - deviation ## Antonyms - focus - directness ## Derived Forms - divagate ## Related Forms - vagary - deviation ## Etymology From divagate plus -ion, ultimately from Latin divagari, 'to wander about,' formed from dis-, 'apart,' and vagari, 'to wander.' ## Topics - Communication markdown