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   Der·e·lic·tion

   /ˌderəˈlikSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated: "every year valuable gardens start the slow slide to dereliction" Similar dilapidationdisrepairdecrepitudedeteriorationruinrack and ruinabandonmentneglectdisusedesertionrejectionforsaking
   • ▪ the shameful failure to fulfill one's obligations. Similar negligenceneglectneglectfulnessdelinquencyfailurenonperformancecarelessnessremissnesslack of carelaxitylaxnesssloppinessslacknessirresponsibilityoversightomissionmisconductunprofessionalisminformal:slip-upOpposite fulfillment

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin derelictio(n-), from the verb derelinquere (see derelict).

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