dereliction in French
dereliction in French is prévarication, déréliction — dereliction means a failure to do what duty requires; neglect of responsibility.
dereliction in French
prévarication
Willful neglect of one's duty.
déréliction
The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
What does "dereliction" mean?
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noun A failure to do what duty requires; neglect of responsibility.
"The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience."
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noun The state of being abandoned and neglected.
"After years of unsympathetic commercial use and dereliction, nothing of note remained inside, which accordingly has been reconfigured with modern amenities such as underfloor heating."
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dereliction in a sentence
- The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.
- What he did was a terrible dereliction of duty.
- After years of unsympathetic commercial use and dereliction, nothing of note remained inside, which accordingly has been reconfigured with modern amenities such as underfloor heating.
- The old mill has fallen into total dereliction.
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What is "dereliction" in French?
"dereliction" in French is prévarication, déréliction. dereliction means: A failure to do what duty requires; neglect of responsibility.
Are there other ways to say "dereliction" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "dereliction": prévarication, déréliction.
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