dereliction
pronunciation
How to pronounce dereliction in British English:
UK [ˌderəˈlɪkʃn]
How to pronounce dereliction in American English:
US [ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃən]
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- Noun:
- a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
- willful negligence
Word Origin
- dereliction (n.)
- 1590s, "abandonment" (formerly with a wider range than in modern use, such as of the sea withdrawing from the land), from Latin derelictionem (nominative derelictio), noun of action from past participle stem of derelinquere (see derelict). Meaning "failure in duty" is from c. 1830.
Example
- 1. Only in extreme cases of dereliction of duty .
- 2. This policeman was punished for his dereliction of duty .
- 3. I don 't think this is a dereliction of duty .
- 4. All the charitable endeavors in this world only manage to bring poverty into greater relief ; they show it to be more terrible and unintelligible than utter dereliction .
- 5. Serious dereliction of duty and serious violation of rules and systems .