dereliction
Noun
- a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; “he inherited his delinquency from his father”; “his derelictions were not really intended as crimes”; “his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities”
- Synonyms
- delinquency
- willful neglect
- Less specific
- negligence
- neglect
- neglectfulness
- Related
- willful negligence
- Less specific
- negligence
- carelessness
- neglect
- nonperformance
- wrongdoing
- wrongful conduct
- misconduct
- actus reus
- More specific