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utsvävning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • debauch noun A single occasion of excessive, immoral indulgence.
  • digression noun A part of a speech or piece of writing that wanders away from the main topic.

Senses

utsvävning is used for these senses in English:

  • debauch An individual act of debauchery.
  • digression (generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
  • rabbit hole (by extension) A time-consuming tangent or detour, often one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.

digression — full definition

  1. noun A part of a speech or piece of writing that wanders away from the main topic.
  2. noun (rhetoric) A deliberate move away from the main topic, used on purpose for effect.
  3. noun A wrongdoing, mistake or straying away from what is morally right or from a general rule.
  4. noun A turning aside from a set course or path.
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