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[ der-uh-lik-shuhn ] / ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dereliction ON THESAURUS.COM
noundeliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty. the act of abandoning something. the state of being abandoned. Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line. Origin of derelictionFirst recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin dērelictiōn- (stem of dērelictiō ) “an abandoning,” equivalent to dērelict(us) (see derelict) + -iōn- -ion SYNONYMS FOR derelictionSEE SYNONYMS FOR dereliction ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for dereliction1. See neglect. Words nearby derelictionderegister, deregulate, dereism, Derek, derelict, dereliction, derencephaly, derepress, derepression, derequisition, derestrict Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for derelictionThis is a dereliction of duty, pure and simple—a firing offense. Border Kids Crisis—Impotent Congress|John Avlon|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Christie still has time to learn from this dereliction of duty. Why 'Bridgegate' Will Make or Break Chris Christie|John Avlon|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST By rejecting this last attempt to suborn a dereliction of duty, Henry saved my reputation, my honor, my life, really. John McCain’s Surprising Toast at Kissinger’s 90th Birthday Party|The Daily Beast|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST It had suffered a sizeable brain drain, since over a third of its workforce was fired by Chavez for dereliction of duty. Why Hugo Chavez Was Bad for Venezuela|Megan McArdle|March 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Around this time, he was reprimanded, unfairly, on two counts of dereliction of duty. Second ‘Underwear Bomber,’ Kim Philby, and Other Notorious Double Agents|The Daily Beast|May 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST His dereliction, if any, might consist in sly tapping of the wine-cellar. Whispering Wires|Henry Leverage If, at the age of eighteen, he does not exhibit some ability in this respect, the school may justly be charged with dereliction. The Reconstructed School|Francis B. Pearson If the vanquished party have exceeded in these, it has been amply counterbalanced by dereliction of principle in the victors. The Life of Albert Gallatin|Henry Adams (p. 063)The commanding officer of "all that is left of them" was severely censured, the other day, for dereliction of duty. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive|Alf Burnett This was not because of a sense of a dereliction in duty, but because he feared the strong man's contempt for inefficiency. The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for dereliction
noundeliberate, conscious, or wilful neglect (esp in the phrase dereliction of duty) the act of abandoning or deserting or the state of being abandoned or deserted law - accretion of dry land gained by the gradual receding of the sea or by a river changing its course
- the land thus left
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to derelictionnegligence, evasion, desolation, desertion, relinquishment, forsaking, carelessness, nonperformance |