English Explanatory Dictionary

derailment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
  2. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
  3. An instance of thwarting or frustrating something.
  4. A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.

Word forms

derailment derailments

Etymology

From French déraillement.

Synonyms

knight's move thinking
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