Synonyms for derailed

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dee-reyl

Phonetic Transcription : diˈreɪl

Définition of derailed

Origin : 1850, in both transitive and intransitive senses, from French dérailler "to go off the rails," from de- (see de-) + railler (see rail (n.1)). In general use first in U.S. Related: Derailed; derailing.

verb go off the rails

Example sentences :

But Josiah's train of thought had evidently been derailed by the interruption.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The wheels hit ice, and it's either back out or get derailed.
Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper

It had been derailed to make way for the up passenger train.
Extract from : « Stories Of Georgia » by Joel Chandler Harris

Patience of the kind the good God has with us all, is due His derailed children.
Extract from : « Criminal Types » by V. M. Masten

There must have been a broken brake, for he derailed the car not half a mile ahead of us.
Extract from : « The U.P. Trail » by Zane Grey

Then they listened, hoping to hear the crash of a derailed engine.
Extract from : « Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers » by Samuel Scoville

That is, the engine had struck a glancing blow, and had been derailed.
Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm » by Laura Lee Hope

Trains were derailed and looted, usually with sharp fighting.
Extract from : « Rebel Raider » by H. Beam Piper

A broken flange had derailed three cars of the freight, and the block was impassable.
Extract from : « The Grafters » by Francis Lynde

It did not seem safe to push very hard, lest the engine should itself be derailed.
Extract from : « London to Ladysmith via Pretoria » by Winston Spencer Churchill

Antonyms for derailed

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