Dereliction synonyms

dĕr'ə-lĭk'shən

The act of relinquishing something.

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desertion (related)

(Law) Willful abandonment of a spouse or child owed a duty of support.

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abandonment (related)

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A negligent act or a failure to act.

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Abandonment

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The state of being abandoned or forsaken; loneliness:

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A means of evading; a subterfuge.

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A failure to perform a task, especially a task that one was legally bound to do.

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carelessness (related)

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crime (related)

(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.

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default (related)

Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation:

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A fault: misdeed

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The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends:

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The state or fact of being neglected:

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An omitting or being omitted; specif., failure to do as one should

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(Law) The lack of liability associated with the failure to act.

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do (related)

Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).

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willful neglect

a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

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disrepair (related)

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ruination (related)

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Find another word for dereliction. In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dereliction, like: relinquishment, desertion, abandonment, negligence, forsaking, desolation, evasion, nonperformance, carelessness, crime and default.