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  1. Adjective. In cases where families sued, departments later used the information from those interviews to defend themselves in court, painting the deceased as mentally ill drug addicts and deadbeat parents in part to lower the cost of damages or settlements paid to families.

  2. DEADBEAT definition: 1. a person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a responsible way, and does not fit into…. Learn more.

  3. Deadbeat: Created by Cody Heller, Brett Konner. With Tyler Labine, Lucy DeVito, Brandon T. Jackson, Cat Deeley. Kevin is a medium for hire, who attempts to solve various ghosts' unresolved problems, so that they can move on to a final resting place, occasionally with the help of his best friend and drug dealer, Roofie.

  4. Deadbeat definition: a person who deliberately avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities.. See examples of DEADBEAT used in a sentence.

  5. a person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a responsible way, and does not fit into ordinary society: He's a real deadbeat who's never had a proper job. [ as form of address ] Come off it, deadbeat, you're never going to get anywhere. a person or company that is not willing to pay debts or accept responsibility.

  6. 1. a person who avoids paying debts. 2. a sponger. adj. 3. (of the indicator of an electric meter and the like) coming to a stop with little or no oscillation. 4. being a parent who neglects parental responsibilities, esp. one who does not pay child support: deadbeat dads. [1760–70]

  7. Synonyms for DEADBEAT: slug, drone, snail, bum, layabout, loafer, idler, do-nothing; Antonyms of DEADBEAT: hustler, doer, hummer, comer, achiever, self-starter, go-ahead, powerhouse.

  8. A deadbeat is someone who owes money or has other financial obligations and doesn't meet them. Deadbeats don't pay their bills.

  9. a lazy or socially undesirable person. 2. mainly US. a. a person who makes a habit of avoiding or evading his or her responsibilities or debts. b. ( as modifier) a deadbeat dad. 3. a high grade escapement used in pendulum clocks. 4. (modifier) (of a clock escapement) having a beat without any recoil. 5. (modifier) physics. a.

  10. noun. deadbeats. A person who tries to evade paying debts. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A lazy, idle person. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: defaulter. vagrant. sponger. loafer. lazy. freeloader. bum. parasite. bad debtor. adjective. Not fulfilling one's obligations or paying one's debts. A deadbeat dad.

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