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dereliction
noun
willful negligence
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dɛɹ.ɪ.ˈlɪk.ʃən
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noun
willful negligence
noun
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
“he inherited his delinquency from his father”
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he inherited his delinquency from his father
his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
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