Definition of DIGRESSION

1
: the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
2
archaic : a going aside
di·gres·sion·al \-ˈgresh-nəl, -ə-nəl\ adjective
di·gres·sion·ary \-ˈgre-shə-ˌner-ē\ adjective