Dereliction
/ˌderəˈlɪkʃn/
EN
The act of neglecting or failing to fulfill a duty or obligation, especially an official or formal one.
The manager was fired for dereliction of duty after leaving the warehouse unlocked overnight.
Etymology
Comes from the Latin word derelictus, meaning 'abandoned', which derives from the verb derelinquere ('to leave behind, abandon'). It entered English in the 16th century.
Translations
简体中文
失职,疏忽职守
繁體中文
失職,疏忽職守
日本語
職務放棄,怠慢
한국어
직무 태만,방치
Deutsch
Pflichtverletzung,Versäumnis
Español
abandono de deberes,negligencia
Português
abandono do dever,negligência
Français
manquement au devoir,abandon
Català
abandó del deure,negligència
Tiếng Việt
bất chấp nhiệm vụ,sơ suất
Collocations
dereliction of dutygross dereliction
Synonyms
Antonyms
fulfillmentperformancedischarge