dereliction
About 0.27 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Willful neglect of one's duty.
The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.
- noun The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
- noun Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.
Similar words
delinquency willful neglect neglect negligence failure carelessness omission noncompliance misconduct default
Often followed by
of and in from on by is was or
Word family
derelictions
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