DERAIL


Meaning of DERAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈrāl, dē- ]

verb

Etymology: French dérailler to throw off the track, from dé- de- + rail, from English

Date: 1850

transitive verb

1. : to cause to run off the rails

2.

a. : to obstruct the progress of : frustrate

security problems derail ed the tour

b. : to upset the stability or composure of

divorce…can seriously derail an employee — Joanne Gordon

intransitive verb

: to leave the rails

• de·rail·ment -mənt noun

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