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English
Pronunciation
IPA|/'dɛrəlɪkt/
SAMPA|/dEr@lIkt/
Etymology
Latin derelictus past participle of derelinquere 'forsake, abandon' from de + relinquere 'leave, forsake'.
Adjective
en-adj-more
- Abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected.
#: There was a derelict ship on the island.
- Negligent in performing a duty.
Synonyms
abandoned
abandoned
Translations
trans-top|abandoned
Finnish: hylätty
French: abandonné, délaissé;
(tombé) en ruines
Irish: tréigthe, fágtha béal in airde
Italian: abbandonato
trans-mid
Portuguese: abandonado, derelito (Brazil), derrelito (Brazil), derrelicto (Portugal)
trans-bottom
trans-top|negligent
French: négligent
Irish: faillitheach, faillÃoch
Italian: negligente,
trascurato
trans-mid
Portuguese: negligente
trans-bottom
Noun
en-noun
- Abandoned property; a ship abandoned at sea.
- An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast.
#:*1911: A rather pathetic figure, the Lady Frances, a beautiful woman, still in fresh middle age, and yet, by a strange chance, the last derelict of what only twenty years ago was a goodly fleet. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax’ (Norton 2005, p.1364)
- A negligent person.
Translations
trans-top|abandoned property
Italian: oggetto abbandonato, rifiuto
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trans-bottom
trans-top|abandoned ship
French: épave, navire abandonné (en mer)
German: aufgegeben-ein verlassenes schiff
Irish: long
thréigthe
Italian: relitto
trans-mid
Portuguese: derelito (Brazil), derrelito (Brazil)
trans-bottom
trans-top|outcast
French: épave (humaine)
Irish: dÃbeartach, éan scoite
Italian: derelitto, relitto della
societÃ
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|negligent person
Irish: faillitheoir
Italian: persona negligente
Portuguese: pessoa negligente
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fa:derelict
io:derelict
pl:derelict
ru:derelict
vi:derelict
zh:derelict
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