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What is a derailment?

What is a derailment? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
  2. (psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
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The two Governments decided that to demand a response to their proposals at this point would almost certainly trigger an immediate derailment.
On the contrary, if you're feeling lethargic, irritable or insatiably hungry, you're likely the victim of dietary derailment.
A couple comedies were a temporary derailment before he returned with a vengeance with Total Recall.
In 12 months to March, there were 1,269 incidents that could have caused a fatal derailment or injury.
The movement will actively work to stop the candidate in November, though the derailment will come from the ideological right.
On Friday a rail shattered, causing a derailment near Hammersmith, west London.

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