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derail
verb
(de-rail)
run off or leave the rails
Synonyms:
jump
,
Examples:
The train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks.
derail
verb
(de-rail)
cause to run off the tracks
Examples:
They had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste.
Words Related to
derail
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jump
,
run off the rails
,
scuttle
,
stymie
,
undermine
,
scupper
,
hamper
,
hinder
,
disrupt
,
thwart
,
impede
,
jeopardize
,
cripple
,
spoil
,
obstruct
,
destabilize
,
frustrate
,
ruin
,
sabotage
,
destroy
,
distract
,
undo
,
halt
,
backfire
,
subvert
,
nullify
,
disturb
,
interfere
,
torpedo
,
affect
,
overturn
,
impair
,
erode
,
dissuade
,
kill
,
deflect
,
stop
,
divert
,
wreck
,
abort
,
foil
,
disappoint
,
block
,
collapse
,
budge
,
veer
,
defeat
,
fail
,
damage
,
deviate
,
bother
,
destabilise
,
steamroll
,
overshadow
,
complicate
,
imperil
,
upend
,
dampen
,
stifle
,
threaten
,
tarnish
,
mar
,
unsettle
,
topple
,
paralyze
,
reignite
,
undercut
,
spur
,
stalling
,
weaken
,
squelch
,
quash
,
overwhelm
,
hobble
,
shatter
,
forestall
,
endanger
,
crimp
,
ignite
,
embarrass
,
deflate
,
sidetracked
,
rekindle
,
vitiate
,
upstage
,
instigate
,
aggravate
,
obliterate
,
stoke
,
hasten
,
unhinge
,
curtail
,
provoke
,
prolong
,
preempt
,
foreshadow
,
negate
,
demoralize
,
unravel
,
precipitate
,
derail
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