delinquent C2+ Topic:Money & Finance US /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ UK /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj failing in duty or guilty of an offense; overdue in payment The bank flagged his account as delinquent after three missed payments. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · failing in duty or guilty... offenderculpritmiscreantwrongdoernegligentoverduedefaulting ↔ Opposites law-abidingcompliantdutifulcurrent Word family Derived forms delinquencydelinquently Related forms delictrelinquishderelict Etymology AI details From Latin delinquens, present participle of delinquere ('to fail, offend'), from de- ('away') + linquere ('to leave'). delinquens Latin delinquere Latin linquere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # delinquent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ ## Meanings 1. failing in duty or guilty of an offense; overdue in payment ## Examples - The bank flagged his account as delinquent after three missed payments. ## Synonyms - offender - culprit - miscreant - wrongdoer - negligent - overdue - defaulting ## Antonyms - law-abiding - compliant - dutiful - current ## Derived Forms - delinquency - delinquently ## Related Forms - delict - relinquish - derelict ## Roots and Affixes - Root: delinquens - Root: delinquere - Root: linquere ## Etymology From Latin delinquens, present participle of delinquere ('to fail, offend'), from de- ('away') + linquere ('to leave'). ## AI Etymology Delinquent is from Latin delinquens, present participle of delinquere ('to fail, offend'), from de- ('away') + linquere ('to leave'). Important recorded forms include delinquens (Latin), delinquere (Latin), and linquere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers failing in duty or guilty of an offense; overdue in payment. The wider family includes derived forms such as delinquency and delinquently and related words such as delict, relinquish, and derelict. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown