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Search "dereliction" in: derelictionOne entry found. Entry Word: dereliction Function: noun Meaning: 1 the act of abandoning <the family's shameful dereliction of their pets at the end of the summer season> Synonyms abandonment, desertion, forsaking Related Words defection; discard, dumping, jettison Near Antonyms retention Antonyms reclamation 2 failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes <the ski area was not held responsible for the injury on account of the skierʼs own manifest dereliction> — see negligence 1 3 the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action <both sentries were to be court-marshaled for dereliction of duty> — see failure 1
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