# dereliction

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɛɹ.ɪˈlɪk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #49,868

## Definitions
1. Willful neglect of one's duty.
2. The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
3. Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.

## Etymology
From Latin dērelictiō (“neglect, abandonment”), from dērelinquō (“I neglect, abandon”), from dē- + re- + linquō (“I leave”).

## Common misspellings (17)
`ddereliction`, `deerliction`, `dereilction`, `derelcition`, `derelicction`, `dereliciton`, `derelicsion`, `derelictino`, `derelictionn`, `derelictoin`, `derelicttion`, `derelitcion`, `derelliction`, `derleiction`, `derreliction`, `dreeliction`, `edreliction`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dereliction