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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024der•e•lic•tion /ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- deliberate neglect;
delinquency:dereliction of duty.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024der•e•lic•tion (der′ə lik′shən),USA pronunciation n. - deliberate or conscious neglect;
negligence;
delinquency:dereliction of duty. - the act of abandoning something.
- the state of being abandoned.
- Lawa leaving dry of land by recession of the water line.
- Latin dērelictiōn- (stem of dērelictiō) an abandoning, equivalent. to dērelict(us) (see derelict) + -iōn- -ion
- 1590–1600
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See neglect.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged desertion.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dereliction /ˌdɛrɪˈlɪkʃən/ n - deliberate, 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
- accretion of dry land gained by the gradual receding of the sea or by a river changing its course
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