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verb
- 1. cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally: "a train was derailed after it collided with a herd of cattle"
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to prevent a plan or process from succeeding: Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of derailed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
DERAIL definition: 1. If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks. 2. to prevent a plan or…. Learn more.
DERAIL meaning: 1. If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks. 2. to prevent a plan or…. Learn more.
The meaning of DERAIL is to cause to run off the rails. How to use derail in a sentence.
1. to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track. 2. to cause to be deflected from a purpose or direction, permanently or temporarily: A skiing accident derailed her dancing career. v.i. 3. to run off the rails of a track. 4. to become derailed; go astray.
[transitive] derail something to stop a process from continuing in the way it was intended to. This latest incident could derail the peace process. It is claims of financial irregularities which could ultimately derail his campaign. The company’s plans were initially derailed by problems with licence agreements. Word Origin.
To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned.
verb (used with object) to 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.
Derailed Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Verb. Filter. verb. Simple past tense and past participle of derail. Wiktionary. Synonyms: thwarted. deflected. jumped. Derailed Sentence Examples. Her entire thought train derailed as she gaped at the man beside Katie. It's just that I got derailed and I need to get on track.
To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned. ...an explosive issue that has derailed peace talks in the past. American English : derail / diˈreɪl /
