NOUN | attribute | dereliction, delinquency, willful neglect | a tendency to be negligent and uncaring |
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act | dereliction | willful negligence |
Sounds | deh.rahlih'kshahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A tendency to be negligent and uncaring. | |
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Example | "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes" | |
Synonyms | delinquency, willful neglect | |
Broader | negligence, neglect, neglectfulness | The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern |
Catalan | abandó, abandonament, deixadesa |
Meaning | Willful negligence. | |
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Narrower | nonfeasance | A failure to act when under an obligation to do so |
Broader | negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance | failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances |
wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus | Activity that transgresses moral or civil law | |
Spanish | abandono |
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