digression vs deflexion

digression and deflexion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
digression	Yes	No	No	No
deflexion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, digression and deflexion are synonyms defined as:

digression and deflexion: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Other synonyms of digression include deflection, deviation, divagation, diversion.

digression (noun)	deflexion (noun)
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
wandering from the main path of a journey	the property of being bent or deflected
a message that departs from the main subject	the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
	the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position