derail
verb
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Synonyms
agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry
Antonyms
calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
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Tech companies cannot be blamed for local policies that have helped to derail housing construction. — Nellie Bowles, The Seattle Times, "San Francisco officials to tech workers: Leave the office, buy your lunch," 31 July 2018 His face became a staple of political ads in the 1988 presidential election, helping derail the presidential aspirations of then-governor Michael Dukakis. — Jenifer Mckim, BostonGlobe.com, "With aging prison population, Massachusetts looks to possible cost-saving, compassionate fix," 21 May 2018 The prospect of sweeping arrests, costly legal fees and political infighting helped derail plans for a demonstration, said activists who spoke with The Oregonian/OregonLive. — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, "After last year's melee, Portland's anti-capitalists throw May Day picnic," 30 Apr. 2018 Buy Photo Chris Christie is no longer governor of New Jersey, but the political scandal that helped derail his bid for the White House hasn’t gone away. — Andrew Seidman, Philly.com, "Chris Christie is out, but Bridgegate appeals continue," 24 Apr. 2018 Arm trouble helped derail Johnson’s quest for the major-leagues. — Henry Schulman, San Francisco Chronicle, "Why the Giants’ newcomers, prodigal sons are excited about home opener," 2 Apr. 2018 News in 2014 that FitzGerald had gone 10 years without a license helped derail his bid for governor that year. — Mark Naymik, cleveland.com, "CLE Chatter: Ed FitzGerald to judge drivers without licenses; county sniffs out case of doggy doo-doo; Martin J. Sweeney's daughter defends her political home with bedroom picture," 8 Mar. 2018 In a small but significant way, Isaac helped derail Detroit’s hopes. — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Jonathan Isaac makes impact as Magic beat Pistons 115-106 in overtime," 3 Mar. 2018 But Tobias also pointed out that undisclosed writings of another Trump pick for judge, Brett Talley of Alabama, helped derail his nomination. — Drew Broach, NOLA.com, "Wendy Vitter's judicial nomination falls under new scrutiny for questionnaire omissions," 2 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'derail.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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