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Meaning of
derailment
in English
derailment
us
//dɪˈreɪləmənt//
uk
//dɪˈreɪlmənt//
#uncommon
Plural
derailments
Definitions
Noun
a
train
leaving
its
rails
;
losing
track
The
accident
was
caused
by
a
derailment
of
the
train
.
diverting
conversation
from
its
original
topic
The
speaker's
derailment
of
the
conversation
made
it
hard
to
follow
.
a
sequence
of
unrelated
ideas
(
in
speech
or
writing
)
The
writer's
derailment
of
ideas
made
the
article
confusing
.
