derailment

American  

[dee-reyl-muhnt] / diˈreɪl mənt /

noun

1. the act or process of derailing.

2. Psychiatry. loosening of associations.

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Etymology

Origin of derailment

1940–45; derail + -ment, or < French déraillement

Example Sentences

The immediate crisis is compounded by the derailment of future supply.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is not clear what caused the derailment, although media reports suggested the tram had taken a sharp corner too quickly, as it turned out of Vittorio Veneto street.

From BBC

Recent snows have also led to evacuations of several communities in Switzerland and northern Italy, as well as power outages and a train derailment at Goppenstein in the south-western Swiss canton of Valais.

From BBC

Rail journeys on Southern, Thameslink and the Gatwick Express remain severely disrupted following an early morning derailment and a signal failure in south-east London.

From BBC

Stripping out certain one-time items, such as expenses related to its tie-up with Union Pacific and continued costs from its freight-train derailment in Ohio, earnings were $3.22 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal