ALL meanings of dereliction
der·e·lic·tion
D d - uncountable noun dereliction If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned. 3
- noun dereliction deliberate, conscious, or wilful neglect (esp in the phrase dereliction of duty) 3
- noun dereliction the act of abandoning or deserting or the state of being abandoned or deserted 3
- noun dereliction accretion of dry land gained by the gradual receding of the sea or by a river changing its course 3
- noun dereliction the land thus left 3
- noun dereliction an abandoning or forsaking 3
- noun dereliction the state of being abandoned or forsaken 3
- noun dereliction a neglect of, or failure in, duty; a being remiss 3
- noun dereliction the gaining of land from water by the gradual retreat of the sea below the usual watermark 3
- noun dereliction dilapidated state 1
- noun dereliction neglect, abandonment 1
- noun dereliction The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated. 1
- noun dereliction deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty. 1
- noun dereliction the act of abandoning something. 1
- noun dereliction the state of being abandoned. 1
- noun dereliction Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line. 1
- noun dereliction willful neglect of one's duty. 0
- noun dereliction the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned. 0