derelict

(dĕr'ə-lĭkt')
adj.

1. Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned.
2. Run-down; dilapidated.
3. Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss. See synonyms at negligent.

n.

1. Abandoned property, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
2. A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant.
3. Law. Land left dry by a permanent recession of the water line.

[Latin dērelictus, past participle of dērelinquere, to abandon : dē-, de- + relinquere, to leave behind; see relinquish.]

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adjective

1. Having been given up and left alone: abandoned, bereft, deserted, desolate, forlorn, forsaken, lorn. See keep/release.
2. Guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern: lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack. See careful/careless.

adj

Definition: careless, negligent
Antonyms: careful, caring

adj

Definition: deserted, forsaken
Antonyms: improved, populated

For a list of words related to derelict, see:

• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forladt, forfalden, forsømt, forsømmelig
n. - udskud, forladt ejendom, herreløst skib

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlaten, vervallen, nalatig, wrak, zwerver

Français (French)
adj. - abandonné, en ruine, négligent
n. - (Naut) navire abandonné (en mer), épave (humaine)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Obdachloser, Wrack
adj. - verfallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόκληρος της κοινωνίας, αλήτης, εγκαταλελειμμένο σκάφος, ναυάγιο
adj. - εγκαταλελειμμένος, παντέρημος, παραβάτης καθήκοντος ή υποχρέωσης, ετοιμόρροπος, παραπεταμένος, παραμελημένος

Italiano (Italian)
derelitto, diroccato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - abandonado (m)
adj. - abandonado, em ruínas

Русский (Russian)
бродяга, заброшенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - deshecho, negligente, abandonado
n. - negligente, pelagatos, abandonado, derelicto, barco abandonado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - övergivet skepp, herrelöst gods
adj. - övergiven, förfallen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
被抛弃了的, 玩忽职守的, 无主的, 遗弃物, 玩忽职守者, 被遗弃的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 被拋棄了的, 玩忽職守的, 無主的
n. - 遺棄物, 玩忽職守者, 被遺棄的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 직무 유기의, 버려진
n. - 유기물, 낙오자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 見捨てられた, 遺棄された, 怠る
n. - 遺棄物, 遺棄船, 浮浪者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص بلا منزل ووظيفه او ملكيه, شخص مشرد (صفه) غير مستعمل ولا يهتم به وفي حاله سيئه, مهجور, مهمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוזנח, נטוש, מופקר‬
n. - ‮אדם מנודה חברתית, חסר-בית עבודה ורכוש, רכוש נטוש בעיקר אוניה‬

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