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Synonyms for dereliction
ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃəndere·lic·tion

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dereliction

    Synonyms:
    abandonment, failure, shortcoming, desertion, relinquishment, neglect

    Antonyms:
    performance, observance, adherence, attention

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. delinquency, dereliction, willful neglectnoun

    a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

    "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"

    Synonyms:
    juvenile delinquency, willful neglect, delinquency

  2. derelictionnoun

    willful negligence

    Synonyms:
    willful neglect, delinquency

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. derelictionnoun

    Synonyms:
    abandonment, renunciation, desertion, relinquishment

  2. derelictionnoun

    Synonyms:
    faithlessness, failure in duty

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "dereliction":

    breach, non-compliance, abandonment

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#9001breach
#11158neglect
#22574abandonment
#24694delinquency
#55818shortcoming
#66580desertion
#84813relinquishment
#91205dereliction

How to use dereliction in a sentence?

  1. George Zimmerman:

    To me, that was clearly a dereliction of duty, pitting Americans against each other solely based on race.

  2. Patrick Leahy:

    The fact is, when you elect a president, you have to assume a Supreme Court vacancy, he is going to make the nomination, and it would be a sheer dereliction of duty for the Senate not to have a hearing, not to have a vote.

  3. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA/POOL:

    I'm in my office rather than the committee room because once again the chair has failed to make room for all members on the dais. I again want to register my strong protest of this dereliction of basic responsibility and comity.

  4. Ben Crump:

    They didnt allow Grand Jury to do what the law says they have the right to do. This failure rests squarely on the shoulders of Daniel Cameron, only because a brave member of Grand Jury asked for permission to issue a statement and Judge OConnell ruled on the side of transparency do we have this confirmation of AG Camerons dereliction of duties.

  5. Vanita Gupta:

    Those in positions of power have a responsibility to speak out against hateful rhetoric that does tangible harm to our most marginalized communities, anything less than wholesale public condemnation of hate speech -- especially stemming from our own government -- is a dereliction of our duty as Americans.


Translations for dereliction

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  • Pflichtversäumnis, Dienstpflichtverletzung, DereliktionGerman
  • déréliction, prévaricationFrench
  • הַזנָחָהHebrew
  • халатность, заброшенность, оставлениеRussian
  • لاپرواہیUrdu

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