dereliction C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃən/ UK /dɛɹ.ɪˈlɪk.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #40935 Meanings 1 noun Willful neglect of one's duty. The officer was dismissed for dereliction of duty. Thesaurus Word family Forms derelictions Related forms derelictrelinquish Etymology From Latin dērelictiō (“neglect, abandonment”), from dērelinquō (“to neglect, abandon”), from dē- + re- + linquō (“to leave”). Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dereliction **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /dɛɹ.ɪˈlɪk.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 40935 ## Meanings 1. Willful neglect of one's duty. ## Examples - The officer was dismissed for dereliction of duty. ## Related Forms - derelict - relinquish ## Etymology From Latin dērelictiō (“neglect, abandonment”), from dērelinquō (“to neglect, abandon”), from dē- + re- + linquō (“to leave”). ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown