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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•rail•ment (dē rāl′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - Psychiatrythe act or process of derailing.
- PsychiatrySee loosening of associations.
- French déraillement
- derail + -ment, or 1940–45
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•rail /diˈreɪl/USA pronunciation v. - Rail Transport(of a train, etc.) to (cause to) run off the rails of a track: [no object]When the train derailed it was going at 100 mph.[~ + object]The train was derailed when it sped off the curve.
- to cause to be deflected or moved away from a purpose or course of direction:[~ + object]A skiing accident derailed her dancing career.
de•rail•ment, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•rail (dē rāl′),USA pronunciation v.t. - Rail Transportto cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
- to cause to fail or become deflected from a purpose;
reduce or delay the chances for success or development of:Being drafted into the army derailed his career for two years.
v.i. - Rail Transport(of a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
- to become derailed;
go astray.
n. - Rail Transporta track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
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- French dérailler, equivalent. to dé- dis-1 + -railler, verb, verbal derivative of rail rail1 (
- 1840–50
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