Dictionary Entry
dereliction
dereliction is a 11-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 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 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
- 2noun
A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
- 3noun
The state of being left or abandoned.
- 4noun
A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
- 5noun
willful negligence
- 6noun
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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