Abschweifung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- digression noun A part of a speech or piece of writing that wanders away from the main topic.
- excursion noun A short trip taken for pleasure or a specific purpose, often as part of a larger journey.
Senses
Abschweifung is used for these senses in English:
- digression (generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
- excursion A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
- rabbit hole (by extension) A time-consuming tangent or detour, often one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.
digression — full definition
- noun A part of a speech or piece of writing that wanders away from the main topic.
- noun (rhetoric) A deliberate move away from the main topic, used on purpose for effect.
- noun A wrongdoing, mistake or straying away from what is morally right or from a general rule.
- noun A turning aside from a set course or path.
excursion — full definition
- noun A short trip taken for pleasure or a specific purpose, often as part of a larger journey.
- noun A brief departure from the main subject; a digression.
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