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dereliction
—dereliction /ˌder.əˈlɪk.ʃən/
Ⅰ noun [C or U] (FAILURE) ► F0 (a) failure to do what you should do: » What you did was a grave dereliction of duty.Thesaurus+: ↑Failures , ↑Accidents and disasters , ↑Higher and lower points of achievement
Ⅱ noun [U] (IN BAD CONDITION) ► F0 (especially of a building) a state of not being cared for: » The old railway cottages were in a state of dereliction.Thesaurus+: ↑In bad condition |