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1. (adj.) derelict
left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned:
a derelict ship.
2. derelict
neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent.
3. (n.) derelict
a person who has no home or means of support.
4. derelict
a vessel abandoned in open water.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L dērelictus, ptp. of dērelinquere to abandon; see de -, relinquish)
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1. (noun) derelict
a person without a home, job, or property
2. (adj) abandoned ship, derelict
a ship abandoned on the high seas
3. (adj) creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
worn and broken down by hard use
"a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
4. (adj) abandoned, derelict, deserted
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
"weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
5. (adj) derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss
failing in what duty requires
"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
6. (adj) bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
in deplorable condition
"a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
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1. (adjective) derelict
(of land or buildings) unused and not in good condition
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1. (adj) derelict
given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands
2. (adj) derelict
lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful
3. (noun) derelict
a thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea
4. (noun) derelict
a tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use
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Sense: abandoned and left to fall to pieces
a derelict airfield.
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 Afrikaans: verlate, opgegee |
 Arabic: مَهْجور، مُهْمَل |
 Bulgarian: изоставен |
 Brazilian: abandonado |
 Czech: opuštěný |
 German: aufgeben |
 Danish: forladt; faldefærdig |
 Greek: εγκαταλελειμένος |
 Spanish: abandonado, en ruinas |
 Estonian: mahajäetud |
 Farsi: متروکه؛ رهاشده |
 Finnish: hylätty |
 French: abandonné |
 Hebrew: מוּזנָח |
 Hindi: परित्यक्त |
 Croatian: napušten, bez gospodara |
 Hungarian: elhagyott |
 Indonesian: yang ditinggalkan, terlan |
 Icelandic: yfirgefinn |
 Italian: abbandonato, derelitto |
 Japanese: 放棄された |
 Korean: 유기된 |
 Lithuanian: apleistas |
 Latvian: pamests |
 Malay: terbiar |
 Dutch: vervallen |
 Norwegian: forlatt og falleferdig |
 Polish: porzucony |
 Persian: متروکه؛ رهاشده |
 Pashto: پرې ايښى، متروك، بيړۍ، هغ |
 Portuguese: abandonado |
 Romanian: abandonat |
 Russian: бесхозный |
 Slovak: opustený |
 Slovenian: zapuščen |
 Serbian: napušten |
 Swedish: övergiven, öde |
 Thai: ถูกทอดทิ้ง |
 Turkish: terkedilmiş, metruk |
 Taiwanese: 被遺棄的 |
 Ukrainian: покинутий; бездоглядний |
 Urdu: متروکہ |
 Vietnamese: bị bỏ hoang |
 Chinese: 被遗弃的 |
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