Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
- 2noun
an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
- 3noun
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
"he inherited his delinquency from his father"
"his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"
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- 4noun
nonpayment of a debt when due
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