Entgleisung

German

Etymology

entgleisen (“to derail”) +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(rail transport) derailment
(figuratively) gaffe, slip, lapse, blunder
Synonyms: Fehltritt, Lapsus, Taktlosigkeit

verbale Entgleisung ― verbal misconduct

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Entgleisung” in Duden online
“Entgleisung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Entgleisung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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