dereliction

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛɹɛ.lɪk.ʃən/, /ˈdɛɹɪ.lɪk.ʃən/, /ˈdɛɹə.lɪk.ʃən/; X-SAMPA: /"dErE.lIk.S@n/, /"dErI.lIk.S@n/

Noun

dereliction (countable and uncountable; plural derelictions)

1. willful neglect of one's duty

   The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.

   What he did was a terrible dereliction of duty.

2. the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned

Translations

willful neglect of one's duty

• Russian: халатность (ru) (xalatnostʹ)

the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned

• French: déréliction (fr)

• Russian: оставление (ru) (ostavlenije), заброшенность (ru) (zabrošennostʹ)