derelictions
Neglects of responsibility
Derelictions are failures to fulfill duties or responsibilities.
The word usually appears with "of": derelictions of duty describes officials who neglect their obligations.
Less commonly, dereliction refers to abandonment—a derelict building has fallen into dereliction.
The report documented numerous derelictions by prison staff.
Failure to exercise care
- inattentionLack of focus
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- irresponsibilityFailure to meet obligations
laxity · omission · slackness · heedlessness · nonfeasance · unmindfulness · apathy · indifference
Decayed structural remains
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- dilapidationState of ruin
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- decrepitudeWornness from age
deterioration · wreckage · rubble · collapse · shabbiness · rot · corrosion · erosion
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- disuseCessation of practice
withdrawal · departure · emptiness · void · isolation · estrangement · surrender · resignation
negligence
Failure to exercise care
- inattentionLack of focus
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
irresponsibility · laxity · omission · slackness · heedlessness · nonfeasance · unmindfulness · apathy · indifference · remissness
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- dilapidationState of ruin
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
decrepitude · deterioration · wreckage · rubble · collapse · shabbiness · rot · corrosion · erosion · degradation
forsaken
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
disuse · withdrawal · departure · emptiness · void · isolation · estrangement · surrender · resignation · jettison
derelictionsfulfillments
Achieved desires or goals
observances · regards · performances · executions · faithfulness
derelictionsdiligence
Careful, persistent effort
attentiveness · conscientiousness · vigilance · carefulness · assiduousness
- dereliction of dutyWillful failure at responsibilities