dereliction
16
8.4
- noun
- /ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃən/
- Formal
:
omisión de funciones
- In 2005, the disciplinary council at the Ministry of Justice reprimanded me for dereliction of duty.
- dereliction of duty
Da da da and dereliction of duty.
- Da da da and dereliction of duty.
- No one in this courtroom seems to understand campaign finance law, and that's a dereliction.
- John King, John King from CNN, was the discontinuation of the Choco Taco a dereliction of loyalty?
Examples
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Under the authority given to me by the Party you are hereby removed from your post for dereliction of duty.
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My department head ordered me to charge him with dereliction of duty, falsifying records, etc.
Blog text (10) -
There was a couple of charges against him, dereliction of duty, that kind of thing.
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The result of his dereliction of duty was the loss of American lives.
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It's certainly a dereliction of duty, which is also a serious military offense.
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I have filled out the papers formally charging you with dereliction of duty.
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If he gets reelected, he needs to be immediately impeached for dereliction of duty.
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His media surrogates will twist logic to protect his incompetence and dereliction of duty.
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You can tell him his dereliction of duty does not go unnoticed, and it is urgent that I speak with him first thing in the morning.
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The investigation revealed clear evidence of dereliction in his responsibilities as a manager.
Synonyms
80
6.5
Failure to take proper care that causes harm or loss
7
7.7
Failure to follow a rule, order, or request
1
6.9
Failure to do required tasks at work or school
1
5.1
Not doing important tasks you must do at work
1
9.9
Not doing something you must do by law or duty that hurts people
1
6.5
Not doing what you must by law or by what is right to keep others safe
1
6.1
A lack of care or strictness in work
1
6.5
Avoiding work or responsibility
Not giving needed care and attention to responsibilities or people
A lack of care when doing important work that causes problems
Not paying attention and being careless about work
Not doing work or tasks when you should
Not doing work someone should do at their job
Antonyms
How Negligent
- Formal
4
7.5
- Specialized
1
7.9
- Formal
16
8.4
81
4.9
30
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dereliction comes from the Latin parts de- 'away' and relinquere 'to leave behind', and you can think of it like the English verb relinquish or simply 'leave'. So, dereliction means failing to do what you should because you have 'left' your duties.