Word: derail
Phonetic:
/dəˈɹeɪl/Listen:
A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail. Example: The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.
An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
To cause to come off the tracks. Example: The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the penny.
To come off the tracks.
To deviate from the previous course or direction. Example: The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.
To cause to deviate from a set course or direction; derange. Example: The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture.
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