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- Dictionarydereliction/ˌdɛrɪˈlɪkʃn/
noun
- 1. the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated: "a 15th-century farmhouse has been saved from dereliction" Similar
- 2. the shameful failure to fulfil one's obligations: "the prosecution team were guilty of dereliction of duty for failing to disclose evidence" Similar Opposite
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Dereliction means a failure to do what you should do or a state of not being cared for, especially of a building. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Hansard archive and Wikipedia.
- English (US)
DERELICTION meaning: 1. (especially of a building) a state...
- Znaczenie Dereliction, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
dereliction definicja: 1. (a) failure to do what you should...
- Simplified
DERELICTION translate: 失败, 玩忽职守,渎职, 坏情况下, (尤指建筑物)荒废;弃置....
- English (US)
Dereliction is an intentional abandonment, neglect, or fault. Learn the synonyms, examples, and word history of dereliction from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Dereliction means the act or state of abandoning or neglecting something, or a failure in duty. It can also refer to a type of land gained by the sea or a river receding. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.
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Dereliction definition: deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency. See examples of DERELICTION used in a sentence.
Dereliction means a failure to do what you should do or a state of not being cared for. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.
Dereliction means the state of land or buildings not being used or cared for and in bad condition, or the fact of deliberately not doing what you ought to do. Learn how to use this word in formal or law contexts with pictures and sentences.
dereliction: 1 n willful negligence Types: nonfeasance a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do Type of: actus reus , misconduct , wrongdoing , wrongful conduct activity that transgresses moral or civil law carelessness , neglect , negligence , ...