Definition of Derelict in English :

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Derelict meaning in English

Meaning of Derelict in English

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Derelict

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Noun

1. derelict

a person without a home, job, or property

2. abandoned ship, derelict

a ship abandoned on the high seas

Adjective

3. creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone

worn and broken down by hard use

Example Sentences:
'a creaky shack'
'a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape'
'a flea-bitten sofa'
'a run-down neighborhood'
'a woebegone old shack'

4. abandoned, derelict, deserted

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

Example Sentences:
'weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse'

5. delinquent, derelict, neglectful, remiss

failing in what duty requires

Example Sentences:
'derelict (or delinquent) in his duty'
'neglectful of his duties'
'remiss of you not to pay your bills'

6. bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down

in deplorable condition

Example Sentences:
'a street of bedraggled tenements'
'a broken-down fence'
'a ramshackle old pier'
'a tumble-down shack'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Derelict

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adjective
1. 
deserted or abandoned, as by an owner, occupant, etc
2. 
falling into ruins; neglected; dilapidated
3. 
neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss
noun
4. 
a person abandoned or neglected by society; a social outcast or vagrant
5. 
property deserted or abandoned by an owner, occupant, etc
6. 
a vessel abandoned at sea
7. 
a person who is neglectful of duty or obligation

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Derelict

see synonyms of derelict
adjective
1. 
deserted by the owner; abandoned; forsaken
2.  US
neglectful of duty; remiss; negligent
noun
3. 
a property abandoned by the owner; esp., an abandoned ship on the open sea
4. 
a destitute person, without a home or regular job and rejected by society
5. 
land exposed by the receding of water

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Derelict

see synonyms of derelict
adj.
1.
a. Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned: derelict railroad tracks.
b. Run-down; dilapidated: derelict buildings.
2. Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss. See Synonyms at negligent.
n.
1. A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant.
2. Law
a. Abandoned property, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
b. Land left dry by a permanent recession of the water line.

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