C2adjective · rare

derelict

de·re·lict

derelict · more derelict · most derelict

середній

брошенный, покинутый, бесхозный

verlassen, aufgegeben, verfallen, pflichtvergessen

Given up by the guardian or ownerGiven up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.

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UK/ˈdɛr.ə.lɪkt/US/ˈdɛɹəˌlɪk(t)/

» The old mosque was derelict and rotting.

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Meaning

5 senses

Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
aufgegeben, verfallen, verlassen
бро́шенныйbróšennyj, поки́нутыйpokínutyj, бесхо́зныйbesxóznyj
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
(specifically)Of a ship: abandoned at sea; of a spacecraft: abandoned in outer space.
There was a derelict ship on the island.
(broadly)Of property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.
(figuratively)Adrift, lost.
(US)Negligent in performing a duty; careless.
pflichtvergessen

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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken:

negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent:

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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