Associations to the word «Derailment»

Wiktionary

DERAILMENT, noun. (rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
DERAILMENT, noun. (psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.

Dictionary definition

DERAILMENT, noun. An accident in which a train runs off its track.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain