"derail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.əl/ [General-American], /ˌdiːˈɹeɪ.əl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-derail.ogg [US] Forms: derails [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: From French dérailler (“to go off the rails”). Analyzable as de- + rail. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|dérailler||to go off the rails}} French dérailler (“to go off the rails”), {{prefix|en|de|rail}} de- + rail Head templates: {{en-noun}} derail (plural derails)
  1. Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: derailer [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-derail-en-noun-s8J1fx~d Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 33 7 18 16 10 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 6 29 33 3 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 39 5 27 22 3 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 14 28 21 4 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 25 8 20 20 11 15
  2. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
    Sense id: en-derail-en-noun-pN4iGSbN Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 14 28 21 4 5

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.əl/ [General-American], /ˌdiːˈɹeɪ.əl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-derail.ogg [US] Forms: derails [present, singular, third-person], derailing [participle, present], derailed [participle, past], derailed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: From French dérailler (“to go off the rails”). Analyzable as de- + rail. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|dérailler||to go off the rails}} French dérailler (“to go off the rails”), {{prefix|en|de|rail}} de- + rail Head templates: {{en-verb}} derail (third-person singular simple present derails, present participle derailing, simple past and past participle derailed)
  1. (transitive) To cause to come off the tracks. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-derail-en-verb-O1HHVnW6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 6 29 33 3 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 14 28 21 4 5
  2. (intransitive) To come off the tracks. Tags: intransitive Translations (to come off the tracks): дерайлирам (derajliram) (Bulgarian), descarrilar (Catalan), 越軌 (Chinese Mandarin), 越轨 (yuèguǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 出軌 (Chinese Mandarin), 出轨 (chūguǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), vykolejit (Czech), ontsporen (Dutch), suistua raiteilta (Finnish), dérailler (French), entgleisen (German), εκτροχιάζομαι (ektrochiázomai) (Greek), kisiklik (Hungarian), deragliare (Italian), പാളം തെറ്റുക (pāḷaṁ teṟṟuka) (Malayalam), spore av (Norwegian), wykolejać się [imperfective] (Polish), wykoleić się [perfective] (Polish), descarrilar (Portuguese), descarrilhar (Portuguese), deraia (Romanian), сходи́ть с ре́льсов (sxodítʹ s rélʹsov) [imperfective, masculine] (Russian), сойти́ с ре́льсов (sojtí s rélʹsov) [perfective] (Russian), descarrilar (Spanish), spåra ur (Swedish), trật bánh (Vietnamese), direilio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-derail-en-verb-peMgJ6Jh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 6 29 33 3 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 14 28 21 4 5 Disambiguation of 'to come off the tracks': 37 61 1 1
  3. (intransitive, figurative) To deviate from the previous course or direction. Tags: figuratively, intransitive Translations (to deviate from the previous course or direction): suistua (Finnish), suistua raiteilta (Finnish), dérailler (French), entgleisen (German)
    Sense id: en-derail-en-verb-tVxn5fWg Disambiguation of 'to deviate from the previous course or direction': 1 1 75 22
  4. (transitive, figurative) To cause to deviate from a set course or direction. Tags: figuratively, transitive Translations (to cause to deviate from a set course or direction): suistaa (Finnish), suistaa raiteilta (Finnish), zum Entgleisen bringen (German), submina (Romanian), пуска́ть под отко́с (puskátʹ pod otkós) [imperfective] (Russian), срыва́ть (sryvátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сорва́ть (sorvátʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-derail-en-verb-owcI2xD4 Disambiguation of 'to cause to deviate from a set course or direction': 36 1 7 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unrail Derived forms: derailer, derailment

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "derajliram",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "дерайлирам"
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      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "descarrilar"
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      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "越軌"
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      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "越轨"
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      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "出軌"
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      "roman": "chūguǐ",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "出轨"
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      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "vykolejit"
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      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "ontsporen"
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      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "suistua raiteilta"
    },
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      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "dérailler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "entgleisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ektrochiázomai",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "εκτροχιάζομαι"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "kisiklik"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "deragliare"
    },
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "pāḷaṁ teṟṟuka",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "പാളം തെറ്റുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "spore av"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
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      "word": "wykolejać się"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "wykoleić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "descarrilar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "descarrilhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "deraia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sxodítʹ s rélʹsov",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "roman": "sojtí s rélʹsov",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "сойти́ с ре́льсов"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "descarrilar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "spåra ur"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "trật bánh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to come off the tracks",
      "word": "direilio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deviate from the previous course or direction",
      "word": "suistua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deviate from the previous course or direction",
      "word": "suistua raiteilta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to deviate from the previous course or direction",
      "word": "dérailler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deviate from the previous course or direction",
      "word": "entgleisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause to deviate from a set course or direction",
      "word": "suistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause to deviate from a set course or direction",
      "word": "suistaa raiteilta"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cause to deviate from a set course or direction",
      "word": "zum Entgleisen bringen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to cause to deviate from a set course or direction",
      "word": "submina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puskátʹ pod otkós",
      "sense": "to cause to deviate from a set course or direction",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пуска́ть под отко́с"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sryvátʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to deviate from a set course or direction",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "срыва́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sorvátʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to deviate from a set course or direction",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "сорва́ть"
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}

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