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de·rail·ment
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mənt
/
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dee-
reyl
-m
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noun
1.
the act or process of
derailing
.
2.
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.
loosening of associations.
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Origin:
1940–45;
derail
+
-ment
,
or <
French
déraillement
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derail
(dɪˈreɪl)
—
vb
1.
to go or cause to go off the rails, as a train, tram, etc
—
n
2.
chiefly
(
US
) Also called:
derailer
a device designed to make rolling stock or locomotives leave the rails to avoid a collision or accident
de'railment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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derailment
1850, from Fr. déraillement, from dérailler "to go off the rails" (see
derail
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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