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delinquent
[ dih-ling-kwuhnt ]
adjective
- failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.
- (of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due; overdue.
- of or relating to delinquents or delinquency:
delinquent attitudes.
noun
- a person who is delinquent.
delinquent
/ ɪˈɪŋəԳ /
noun
- someone, esp a young person, guilty of delinquency See juvenile delinquent
- archaic.a person who fails in an obligation or duty
adjective
- guilty of an offence or misdeed, esp one of a minor nature
- failing in or neglectful of duty or obligation
Derived Forms
- ˈԱܱԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·qܱԳ· adverb
- ԴDzd·qܱԳ adjective
- d·qܱԳ adjective
- pre·qܱԳ· adverb
- ܲd·qܱԳ adjective
- un·qܱԳ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of delinquent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of delinquent1
Example Sentences
During Easter week, the pope chose to perform the traditional washing of others’ feet in a facility for juvenile delinquents.
That other charity, the Arcadia Firefighters Foundation, is in “delinquent status” with the state attorney general’s office and also barred from accepting donations due to lapsed registration, according to publicly available filings.
He became a juvenile delinquent, arrested and jailed at 17 for car theft.
According to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York report, roughly 3.6% of debt was delinquent in the fourth quarter of 2024, with total household debt rising to a record $18 trillion.
The median amount of delinquent debt was approximately $11,500.
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