All derail synonyms
de·rail
D d verb derail
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- deflect — If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
- disrupt — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- interfere — to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- dislocate — to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.
- disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- derange — to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.