dereliction
English Thesaurus
1. willful negligence (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, |
| definition | : | activity that transgresses moral or civil law (noun.act) |
| hypernym | : | carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance, |
| definition | : | failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | nonfeasance, |
| definition | : | a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do (noun.act) |
2. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, |
| definition | : | the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | delinquent, |
| definition | : | guilty of a misdeed (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | delinquent, |
| definition | : | guilty of a misdeed (adj.all) |
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