- dereliction
- noun /ˈdɛɹɛ.lɪk.ʃən,ˈdɛrɪ.lɪk.ʃən/
The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.
What he did was a terrible dereliction of duty.
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déréliction — [ dereliksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XVIe; lat. derelictio ♦ Relig. État de l homme qui se sent abandonné, isolé, privé de tout secours divin. ⇒ délaissement. ⊗ CONTR. 1. Aide, consolation. ● déréliction nom féminin (latin derelictio, onis, abandon)… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dereliction — der·e·lic·tion /ˌder ə lik shən/ n 1 a: an intentional abandonment b: a state of being abandoned 2: a recession of water leaving permanently dry land 3: an intentional or conscious neglect derelictio … Law dictionary
Dereliction — Der e*lic tion, n. [L. derelictio.] 1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment. [1913 Webster] Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other powers. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. A neglect or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dereliction — ► NOUN 1) the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated. 2) (usu. dereliction of duty) shameful failure to fulfil one s obligations … English terms dictionary
dereliction — 1590s, abandonment (formerly with a wider range than in modern use, e.g. of the sea withdrawing from the land), from L. derelictionem (nom. derelictio), noun of action from pp. stem of derelinquere (see DERELICT (Cf. derelict)). Meaning failure… … Etymology dictionary
dereliction — *failure, neglect, default, miscarriage Analogous words: abuse, misuse, outrage (see ABUSE vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dereliction — [der΄ə lik′shən] n. [L derelictio: see DERELICT] 1. Now Rare an abandoning or forsaking 2. Now Rare the state of being abandoned or forsaken 3. a neglect of, or failure in, duty; a being remiss 4. Law the gaining of land from water by the gradual … English World dictionary
dereliction — /der euh lik sheuhn/, n. 1. deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty. 2. the act of abandoning something. 3. the state of being abandoned. 4. Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line. [1590… … Universalium
dereliction — der|e|lic|tion [ˌderıˈlıkʃən] n 1.) dereliction of duty formal when someone fails to do what they should do as part of their job 2.) [U] the state of being derelict ▪ areas of industrial dereliction … Dictionary of contemporary English
dereliction — [[t]de̱rɪlɪ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned. The previous owners had rescued the building from dereliction … English dictionary
