derailment

de·rail  (d-rl)

intr. & tr.v. de·railed, de·rail·ing, de·rails

1. To run or cause to run off the rails.

2. To come or bring to a sudden halt: a campaign derailed by lack of funds; a policy that derailed under the new administration.

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[French dérailler : dé-, off (from Old French de-; see de-) + rail, rail (from English; see rail¹).]

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de·railment n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

derailment - an accident in which a train runs off its track misadventure, mischance, mishap - an instance of misfortune

Translations

derailment [dɪˈreɪlmənt] n → descarrilamiento

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derailment [dɪˈreɪlmənt] n → déraillement m

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derailment [dɪˈreɪlmənt] derail n → Entgleisung f

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derailment [dɪˈreɪlmənt] n → deragliamento