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dereliction

Pronunciation: /dɛɹ.ɪˈlɪk.ʃən/

The English word “dereliction” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Willful neglect of one's duty.
  2. The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
  3. Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.

Etymology

From Latin dērelictiō (“neglect, abandonment”), from dērelinquō (“to neglect, abandon”), from dē- + re- + linquō (“to leave”).

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