dereliction
1déréliction — [ dereliksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XVIe; lat. derelictio ♦ Relig. État de l homme qui se sent abandonné, isolé, privé de tout secours divin. ⇒ délaissement. ⊗ CONTR. 1. Aide, consolation. ● déréliction nom féminin (latin derelictio, onis, abandon)… …
2dereliction — der·e·lic·tion /ˌder ə lik shən/ n 1 a: an intentional abandonment b: a state of being abandoned 2: a recession of water leaving permanently dry land 3: an intentional or conscious neglect derelictio …
3Dereliction — Der e*lic tion, n. [L. derelictio.] 1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment. [1913 Webster] Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other powers. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. A neglect or… …
4dereliction — ► NOUN 1) the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated. 2) (usu. dereliction of duty) shameful failure to fulfil one s obligations …
5dereliction — 1590s, abandonment (formerly with a wider range than in modern use, e.g. of the sea withdrawing from the land), from L. derelictionem (nom. derelictio), noun of action from pp. stem of derelinquere (see DERELICT (Cf. derelict)). Meaning failure… …
6dereliction — *failure, neglect, default, miscarriage Analogous words: abuse, misuse, outrage (see ABUSE vb) …
7dereliction — [der΄ə lik′shən] n. [L derelictio: see DERELICT] 1. Now Rare an abandoning or forsaking 2. Now Rare the state of being abandoned or forsaken 3. a neglect of, or failure in, duty; a being remiss 4. Law the gaining of land from water by the gradual …
8dereliction — /der euh lik sheuhn/, n. 1. deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty. 2. the act of abandoning something. 3. the state of being abandoned. 4. Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line. [1590… …
9dereliction — noun /ˈdɛɹɛ.lɪk.ʃən,ˈdɛrɪ.lɪk.ʃən/ a) willful neglect of ones duty The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience. b) the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned What he did was a… …
10dereliction — der|e|lic|tion [ˌderıˈlıkʃən] n 1.) dereliction of duty formal when someone fails to do what they should do as part of their job 2.) [U] the state of being derelict ▪ areas of industrial dereliction …
