delinquency

delinquency is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime. Face value is 26 in Scrabble and 30 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 26 · Words With Friends 30 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
2. noun. an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
3. noun. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

   "he inherited his delinquency from his father"

   "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"

   Synonyms: dereliction

4. noun. nonpayment of a debt when due

Synonyms

dereliction

Common word forms

delinquencies

Words from these letters

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