All dereliction synonyms

noun dereliction

• abandonment — The abandonment of a place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
• negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
• desolation — Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
• desertion — the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned
• relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
• carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
• nonperformance — failure or neglect to perform.
• neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
• disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
• recklessness — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
• delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
• dilapidation — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
• default — If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.