Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digress

/daɪˈɡɹɛs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: di-gress
IPA: /daɪˈɡɹɛs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

Intransitive verb

verb

To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude."
"In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to digress into a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification of any term."
"[…] For I hadn't had so much fun since the day / my brother's dog Rover / got run over. / (Rover was killed by a Pontiac. And it was done with such grace and artistry that the witnesses awarded the driver both ears and the tail – but I digress.)"
"Thy overflow of good converts to bad; And thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot in thy digressing son."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin dīgredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dīgressus Latin dīgressumder. English digress From Latin digressum, past participle of digredi.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: digressum

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

digresses (present, singular) digressing (participle, present) digressed (participle, past) digressed (past)

Derived Forms

digressingly redigress

Frequently Paired Words

digression digressive excursive

Synonyms

sidetrack stray divagate wander depart straggle

Antonyms

recur

Rhymes With

yes less guess press success unless vs dress stress express mess des

Questions

How do you pronounce digress?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈɡɹɛs/.
What does digress mean?: To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
Where does digress come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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