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derail

/dəˈɹeɪl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.
  2. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
  3. To cause to come off the tracks.
  4. To come off the tracks.
  5. To deviate from the previous course or direction.
  6. To cause to deviate from a set course or direction; derange.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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