dereliction
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dereliction
- /dɛɹ.ɪˈlɪk.ʃən/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪkʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin dērelictiō (“neglect, abandonment”), from dērelinquō (“to neglect, abandon”), from dē- + re- + linquō (“to leave”).
noun derelictions
- Willful neglect of one's duty. The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.
- The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned. To this we must contend with prayer , with actual dereliction and seposition of all our other affairs
- Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.
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noun willful neglect of one's duty
| Español | derelicción |
|---|---|
| Français | prévarication |
| Deutsch | Pflichtversäumnis, Dienstpflichtverletzung |
| Русский | сабота́ж sabotáž, наруше́ние до́лга narušénije dólga |
| עברית | עזובה azuvá |
noun the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned
| Español | derelección |
|---|---|
| Français | déréliction |
| Deutsch | Dereliktion |
| Русский | оставле́ние ostavlénije, забро́шенность zabróšennostʹ |
Talk about this word "dereliction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dereliction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dereliction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dereliction "dereliction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dereliction.Cite this
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title = {dereliction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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