What is another word for dereliction?
Pronunciation:
[ dˌɛɹɪlˈɪkʃən], [ dˌɛɹɪlˈɪkʃən], [ d_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n]
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Similar words for dereliction:
- abandonment (noun)
- act (noun)
- attribute (noun)
- breach (noun)
- crime (noun)
- default (noun)
- defection (noun)
- deficiency (noun)
- delinquency (noun)
- dereliction (noun)
- desertion (noun)
- disobedience (noun)
- fault (noun)
- guilt (noun)
- infidelity (noun)
- insubordination (noun)
- malpractice (noun)
- misconduct (noun)
- neglect (noun)
- nonfeasance (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- oversight (noun)
- recreance (noun)
- relinquishment (noun)
- renunciation (noun)
- unfaithfulness (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Dereliction:
n.
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- decay,
- sabotage,
- destruction,
- devastation,
- demolition,
- the ravages of something,
- harm,
- ruin,
- damage,
- havoc.
- dis regard,
- in-fractions,
- in fraction,
- in-fraction,
- non-observances,
- non compliances,
- non compliance,
- non observance,
- dis-regard,
- non observances,
- dis-regards,
- in fractions,
- non-compliances,
- dis regards,
- barratries,
- nonobservances.
- illegality,
- criminality,
- delictum,
- criminalities,
- mortal sin,
- evil behavior,
- Malefaction,
- fast one,
- unlawful act,
- scandal,
- malefactions,
- Torts,
- delicts,
- immorality,
- tort,
- Peccancy,
- lawlessness,
- antisocial behavior,
- Delict.
- de-fault,
- in-adequacies,
- overlookings,
- in sufficiency,
- in adequacies,
- over-looking,
- in-sufficiencies,
- over looking,
- non payment,
- in adequacy,
- de faults,
- in sufficiencies,
- de fault,
- de-faults,
- in-adequacy,
- non payments,
- in-sufficiency,
- non-payments.
- dis affections,
- defection,
- re-treats,
- re volts,
- dis-affection,
- re-volt,
- disownments,
- dis affection,
- sunderings,
- dis-affections,
- re-volts,
- re treats,
- re-treat,
- dis loyalties,
- dis-loyalties,
- forsakings,
- dis loyalty,
- re volt,
- dis-loyalty.
- de relict,
- dis-avowals,
- de-parting,
- running out ons,
- de-relict,
- going back ons,
- de-relicts,
- defectings,
- de relicts,
- maroonings,
- dis-avowing,
- dis avowal,
- dis avowals,
- dis avowing,
- departings,
- de parting,
- de-partings,
- disavowings,
- falling aways,
- de partings,
- dis-avowal.
- in accuracies,
- in-discretions,
- in-accuracies,
- in-discretion,
- mis-cues,
- slip ups,
- loss innocence,
- mis cue,
- in discretion,
- mis cues,
- in discretions,
- in-accuracy,
- mis-cue,
- in accuracy,
- answerabilities,
- evil doings.
- in subordinations,
- in-subordinations,
- in-subordination,
- non-cooperations,
- noncooperations,
- non cooperation,
- non cooperations,
- in subordination.
- haphazardness,
- forgetfulness,
- shoddiness,
- clumsiness,
- senility,
- sloppiness,
- inadvertency,
- recklessness,
- slovenliness,
- thoughtlessness,
- neglectfulness,
- Perfunctoriness,
- inattentiveness,
- disregardfulness,
- inconsiderateness.
- implosions,
- non feasances,
- over throws,
- non success,
- mis carriage,
- flash pan,
- mis adventure,
- de-cline,
- mis carriages,
- over-throws,
- mis-carriages,
- de-feats,
- de clines,
- mis-adventures,
- mis adventures,
- de feat,
- de-cays,
- mis-carriage,
- over-throw,
- nonsuccesses,
- non-successes,
- de feats,
- non performance,
- mis-adventure,
- de cay,
- over throw,
- flash the pan,
- de-cay,
- de-clines,
- non-feasances,
- total losses,
- non successes,
- non performances,
- de cays,
- sinking ships,
- de-feat,
- non feasance,
- flash in pan,
- de cline,
- non-performances,
- nonperformances,
- lead balloons.
- answerability,
- disavowal,
- Barratry,
- mismanagement,
- default,
- errors,
- fault,
- malpractice,
- Recreance,
- crime,
- evasion,
- Non-feasance,
- disavowals,
- bad faith,
- total loss,
- slip up,
- slip-up,
- disobedience,
- inadequacy,
- nonperformance,
- falling away,
- preterition,
- noncooperation,
- apostasy,
- elusion,
- elusions,
- nonobservance,
- disownment,
- inability to hack it,
- tergiversation,
- Improbity,
- perfidy,
- Non-observance,
- Recreancy,
- guilt,
- deficiency,
- non-compliance,
- oversight,
- Non-payment,
- evil doing,
- scantiness,
- inconstancies,
- breach,
- misconduct,
- abandonment,
- sinking ship,
- castoff,
- castoffs,
- fickleness,
- implosion,
- Insufficience,
- defalcations,
- Non-performance,
- running out on,
- falseness,
- flaw,
- defalcation,
- failings,
- miss,
- nonsuccess,
- lead balloon,
- slip-ups,
- non-success,
- loss of innocence,
- non-cooperation,
- inconstancy.
- in-attention,
- over look,
- over looks,
- over sights,
- over sight,
- over-looks,
- in attention,
- mis-take,
- in-attentions,
- mis-takes,
- over-sight,
- mis takes,
- preteritions,
- over-sights,
- in attentions,
- over-look,
- mis take.
- capitulation,
- resignation,
- withdrawal,
- Disclamation,
- abdication,
- renunciation,
- release,
- vacation,
- surrender.
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• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- nonfeasance.
- deserter,
- unconcern,
- breach of trust,
- minor wrong,
- indiscretion,
- nonadherence,
- passiveness,
- impiety,
- iniquity,
- malfeasance,
- trip,
- demerit,
- incautiousness,
- injury,
- transgress,
- enormity,
- inactivity,
- injustice,
- laxness,
- dispensation,
- atrocity,
- indifference,
- unutterable sin,
- slight,
- disregard,
- evil,
- devilry,
- outrage,
- nonrestriction,
- schism,
- Disconformity,
- mistake,
- offence,
- passivity,
- untrueness,
- blunder,
- leaving,
- misdemeanor,
- inadvertence,
- capital crime,
- juvenile delinquency,
- breach of promise,
- foible,
- procrastination,
- profanation,
- Malum,
- failing,
- bolt,
- secession,
- relaxation,
- blot,
- nonconformity,
- quitclaim deed,
- slip,
- misbehavior,
- noncompliance,
- nonconformance,
- Unfaith,
- trespass,
- Misdoing,
- peccadillo,
- inattention,
- shortcoming,
- transgression,
- error,
- Laches,
- slackness,
- Nonfulfillment,
- wrongdoing,
- sin of omission,
- Non-fulfilment,
- laxity,
- dead letter,
- weakness,
- falsity,
- vice,
- Culpa,
- Inobservance,
- infringement,
- expropriation,
- want,
- faithlessness,
- desecration,
- disaffection,
- sacrilege,
- wrong,
- break,
- culpable negligence,
- permissiveness,
- incaution,
- riddance,
- frailty,
- offense,
- defect,
- venial sin,
- felony,
- misdemeanour,
- MALA FIDES,
- laissez faire,
- abuse,
- heedlessness,
- overlooking,
- crime against humanity,
- Misprision,
- misuse,
- faux pas,
- walkout,
- bad break,
- inaction,
- breach of faith,
- breakaway,
- Unobservance,
- looseness,
- infidelity,
- Unsteadfastness,
- impropriety,
- sin,
- cession,
- deadly sin,
- ratting,
- lapse,
- ignore,
- disloyalty,
- remissness,
- WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE,
- misfeasance,
- Forgetting,
- oscitance,
- misdeed,
- oscitancy,
- noninterference.
How to use "Dereliction" in context?
Demographic features, including age, marital status, and race, of people living in dereliction homes vary widely, but the overall picture is one of high concentrations of people living in poverty, single-parent households, and minority groups.
When someone is derelict, the meaning of that term can depend on who you ask. To social workers and people who work with the mentally ill, dereliction is a state of uninhabitability where people have failed to take adequate steps to improve their living conditions.
Paraphrases for Dereliction:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
neglect, negligence.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
cessation, contravention, default, deviation, discontinuation, disregard, misconduct, renunciation, violation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
abandonment, breach, carelessness, desertion, discontinuance, failure, infringement, noncompliance, omission, non-completion, non-compliance, Non-fulfilment, Non-observance, Non-performance, non-implementation.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hypernym for Dereliction:
n.
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act
nonfeasance.
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act
Hyponym for Dereliction:
n.
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act
misconduct, negligence, neglect, wrongful conduct, actus reus, nonperformance, wrongdoing, carelessness.
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attribute
neglect, negligence, neglectfulness.
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act
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