Definitions for dereliction

dereliction der·e·lic·tion

Spelling: [der-uh-lik-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃən/

Dereliction is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 873 anagrams from letters in dereliction (cdeeiilnort).

Definitions for dereliction

noun

  1. deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency:
  2. the act of abandoning something.
  3. the state of being abandoned.
  4. Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line.

Origin of dereliction

1590-1600; Latin dērelictiōn- (stem of dērelictiō) an abandoning, equivalent to dērelict(us) (see derelict) + -iōn- -ion

Examples for dereliction

But the dereliction of hope is not the worst enemy of virtuous woman.

This is a dereliction of duty, pure and simple—a firing offense.

He had no reason and only a very poor excuse to offer for his dereliction.

And though some may censure this as a dereliction of principle, I do not so view it.

By rejecting this last attempt to suborn a dereliction of duty, Henry saved my reputation, my honor, my life, really.

These were, my children, said he, the days of my dereliction.

Around this time, he was reprimanded, unfairly, on two counts of dereliction of duty.

He bitterly reproached his valet for this dereliction of duty.

It had suffered a sizeable brain drain, since over a third of its workforce was fired by Chavez for dereliction of duty.

Christie still has time to learn from this dereliction of duty.

Word Value for dereliction
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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