derelict

der·e·lict  (dr-lkt)

adj.

1. Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned.

2. Run-down; dilapidated.

3. Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss. See Synonyms at negligent.

n.

1. Abandoned property, especially a ship abandoned at sea.

2. A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant.

3. Law Land left dry by a permanent recession of the water line.

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[Latin drelictus, past participle of drelinquere, to abandon : d-, de- + relinquere, to leave behind; see relinquish.]

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derelict [ˈdɛrɪlɪkt]

adj

1. deserted or abandoned, as by an owner, occupant, etc.

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) falling into ruins; neglected; dilapidated

3. neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss

n

1. (Social Welfare) a person abandoned or neglected by society; a social outcast or vagrant

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) property deserted or abandoned by an owner, occupant, etc.

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a vessel abandoned at sea

4. a person who is neglectful of duty or obligation

[from Latin dērelictus forsaken, from dērelinquere to abandon, from de- + relinquere to leave]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	derelict - a person without a home, job, or property pauper - a person who is very poor
	2.	derelict - a ship abandoned on the high seas     abandoned ship ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Adj.	1.	derelict - worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	2.	derelict - forsaken by owner or inhabitants ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse" abandoned, deserted uninhabited - not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses"
	3.	derelict - failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" remiss, delinquent, neglectful negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"
	4.	derelict - in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, bedraggled, tatterdemalion damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"

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derelict

adjective

abandoned, deserted, ruined, neglected, discarded, forsaken, dilapidated His body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse.

noun

tramp, bum (informal), outcast, drifter, down-and-out, vagrant, hobo (chiefly U.S.), vagabond, bag lady, dosser (Brit. slang) a confused and wizened derelict wandered in off the street

adjective

negligent (only used with duty) slack, irresponsible, careless, lax, remiss They would be derelict in their duty not to pursue it.

Translations

derelict [ˈderɪlɪkt]

A. ADJ (= abandoned) → abandonado; (= ruined) → en ruinas

B. N (= person) → indigente mf; (= ship) → derrelicto m; (= building) → edificio m abandonado

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derelict [ˈdɛrɪlɪkt] adj [building] → abandonné(e), à l'abandon

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derelict

adj (= abandoned) → verlassen, aufgegeben; (= ruined) → verfallen, heruntergekommen

n

(Naut) → (treibendes) Wrack

(= person) → Obdachlose(r) mf

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derelict [ˈdɛrɪlɪkt]

1. adj (ruined) → cadente, fatiscente; (abandoned) → abbandonato/a

2. n (frm) (person) → derelitto/a

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derelict [ˈdɛrɪlɪkt]

1. adj (ruined) → cadente, fatiscente; (abandoned) → abbandonato/a

2. n (frm) (person) → derelitto/a

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derelict

adj derelict [derilikt]

abandoned and left to fall to pieces a derelict airfield. verlate, opgegee مَهْجور، مُهْمَل изоставен opuštěný forladt; faldefærdig aufgeben εγκαταλελειμένος abandonado, en ruinas mahajäetud متروکه؛ رهاشده hylätty abandonné מוּזנָח परित्यक्त napušten, bez gospodara elhagyott yang ditinggalkan, terlantar yfirgefinn abbandonato, derelitto 放棄された 유기된 apleistas pamests terbiar vervallen forlatt og falleferdig porzucony abandonado abandonat бесхозный opustený zapuščen napušten övergiven, öde ถูกทอดทิ้ง terkedilmiş, metruk 被遺棄的 покинутий; бездоглядний متروکہ bị bỏ hoang 被遗弃的