derelict
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˈdɛrəlɪkt/
- The derelict building has been abandoned for years, covered in vines and broken windows.
- derelict spaces
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Examples
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One of Miami's famous canals has derelict ships docked and rusting.
Fiction book (1995) -
Hasn't Black Rock been buying up all these derelict, empty properties?
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It's like 100 miles of derelict track down here.
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It's just a derelict apartment.
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For one, the kitchen is derelict.
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Why have so many spectacular buildings been left to end up derelict like that?
Blog text (27) -
I pulled out on the highway, passing a derelict factory.
Fiction book (2002) -
Very sad how so much infrastructure can be left derelict and unattended.
Blog text (27) -
Behind me on the horizon there's a derelict monastery in need of demolition.
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Pavements were cracked, road surfaces potholed, and some tenements were obviously derelict.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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2.8
Left empty and not used, often by people who lived there
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3.0
A place that people no longer live in or use
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4.4
In very poor condition and not working because of age or neglect
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3.8
A place or thing that is very badly damaged, often used for buildings and companies
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4.0
A place with no people living there
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6.2
A building that is very old and badly damaged because no one fixed it
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4.5
A building or place that is in poor condition because people do not look after it
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6.6
A building or vehicle that is very old and in poor condition from lack of care
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7.5
Old and in very bad condition, like a house about to fall down
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7.8
Old and in bad condition from use and poor care
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4.9
Not given care, like a garden
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5.3
Badly damaged or destroyed, like a building after a disaster
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4.5
Something that is empty or abandoned and no longer works
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6.7
An old building in very bad condition because no one repaired it
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Etymology
Derelict comes from Latin parts de- 'away' and relinquere 'to leave', the same root as relinquish. So a derelict building is one 'left' empty and in very poor condition because people have stopped caring for it.