adjective
- having gone off the rails or off course; disrupted
verb
- past tense and past participle of derail; caused a train to leave the tracks
- past tense and past participle of derail; caused something to go off course or fail
Examples
- The freight train derailed near the bridge.
- Heavy rains derailed our camping plans.
- The scandal derailed his political career.
- The project got derailed by budget cuts.
- Her derailed schedule made her late for everything.
- The derailed negotiations left both sides frustrated.
- Bad weather derailed the outdoor wedding ceremony.