dereliction
Willful neglect of one's dutyWillful neglect of one's duty.
» He was court-martialed for dereliction of duty.
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Willful neglect of one's duty.
The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.
What he did was a terrible dereliction of duty.
Pflichtversäumnis, Dienstpflichtverletzung
сабота́жsabotáž, наруше́ние до́лгаnarušénije dólga
willful negligence
(countable, uncountable)The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
Dereliktion
оставле́ниеostavlénije, забро́шенностьzabróšennostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.
Examples
1 sentencesHe was court-martialed for dereliction of duty.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin dērelictiō (“neglect, abandonment”), from dērelinquō (“to neglect, abandon”), fFrom Latin dērelictiō (“neglect, abandonment”), from dērelinquō (“to neglect, abandon”), from dē- + re- + linquō (“to leave”).
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Forms
plural: derelictions| Singular | dereliction |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a tendency to be negligent and uncaring:delinquencywillful neglect
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable