C2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

derelict

de·re·lict

derelict · derelicts

негідник, розбійник, волоцюга

подлец, негодяй, бродяга

aufgegeben-ein verlassenes Schiff

Property abandoned by its former guardian or ownerProperty abandoned by its former guardian or owner; (countable) an item of such property.

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UK/ˈdɛr.ə.lɪkt/US/ˈdɛɹəˌlɪk(t)/

» The old mosque was derelict and rotting.

Meaning

5 senses

(uncountable)Property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; (countable) an item of such property.
Property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; (countable) an item of such property.
(specifically, uncountable)Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.
aufgegeben-ein verlassenes Schiff
(countable, dated)An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast, a waif.
изго́йizgój, отве́рженныйotvéržennyj
(broadly, countable, derogatory)A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.
отщепе́нецotščepénec
(US, countable)A person who is negligent in performing a duty.

More definitions

a person without a home, job, or property
a ship abandoned on the high seas

Examples

4 sentences

The old mosque was derelict and rotting.
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Mary bought a semi-derelict house for the nominal sum of £1.
deMaria hat ein halb zerfallenes Haus zum symbolischen Preis von einem Pfund Sterling gekauft.
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Sami is a derelict.
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In most Algerian apartment buildings, elevators are derelict and haven't worked for a long time.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast:

person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery:

Origin

The adjective and verb are a learned borrowing from Latin dērelictus (“(completely) abando

The adjective and verb are a learned borrowing from Latin dērelictus (“(completely) abandoned, deserted, forsaken; discarded”), the perfect passive participle of dērelinquō (“to abandon, desert, forsake; to discard”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘away from; completely, thoroughly’) + relinquō (“to abandon, desert, forsake, leave (behind); to depart (from); to give up, relinquish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Doublet of relict, relic, and relinquish.

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