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dereliction

[ der-uh-lik-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency:
dereliction of duty.
the act of abandoning something.
Synonyms:
the state of being abandoned.
Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line.

dereliction

/ ˌ��ɛ��ɪˈ��ɪ��ʃə�� /

noun

deliberate, conscious, or wilful neglect (esp in the phrase dereliction of duty )
the act of abandoning or deserting or the state of being abandoned or deserted
law
1. accretion of dry land gained by the gradual receding of the sea or by a river changing its course
2. the land thus left

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dereliction¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ��ŧ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ŧ��پ�ō ) “an abandoning,” equivalent to ��ŧ��(�ܲ�) ( derelict ) + -��ō��- -ion

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Synonym Study

See neglect.

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His home is well-decorated, boasts a large bay window and a Chesterfield sofa - all in stark contrast to the dereliction of the empty flats just a stone's throw away.

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"Your dereliction of duty is unforgivable," he said.

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Booker asked, “Where are the checks and balances in this dereliction of duties?”

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Castillo, appearing before the council, said Bass had the authority to remove a chief for “dereliction of duty.”

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“It would have been a dereliction of our duties to not have spent the time we spent preparing,” Platkin said.

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