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dereliction
noun der·e·lic·tion \ˌder-ə-ˈlik-shən, ˌde-rə-\
: the act of no longer caring for, using, or doing something : the act of abandoning something
: the condition of being no longer cared for
law : failure to do your job or duty : failure to do what you should do
Full Definition of DERELICTION
1
a : an intentional abandonment b : the state of being abandoned
2
: a recession of water leaving permanently dry land
3
a : intentional or conscious neglect : delinquency <dereliction of duty> b : fault, shortcoming
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First Known Use of DERELICTION
1597
Related to DERELICTION
- Synonyms
- abandonment, desertion, forsaking
- Antonyms
- reclamation
Rhymes with DERELICTION
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