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derailment
[ dee-reyl-muhnt ]
/ diËreÉȘl mÉnt /
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noun
the act or process of derailing.
Psychiatry. loosening of associations.
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Words nearby derailment
deracinate, deradicalize, deraign, derail, derailleur, derailment, Derain, derange, deranged, derangement, derate
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