derail
/ˌdiˈɹeɪl/ verb C2- To cause to come off the tracks. · The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the collision.
- To come off the tracks.
- To deviate from the previous course or direction. · The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.
- To cause to deviate from a set course or direction. · The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture.
He/she/it derails · Past derailed · Past participle derailed · -ing form derailing
Verb forms
- Base form
- derail
- He/she/it
- derails
- Past
- derailed
- Past participle
- derailed
- -ing form
- derailing
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What upheaval can possibly have derailed him?”
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