derelict - Meaning in Tamil

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derelict - Meaning in Tamil

derelict Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of derelict in English

derelict adjective

1. in deplorable condition

   Synonyms

   bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down

   சிதைந்த, சிதைந்துபோன

   Examples

   • "a broken-down fence"
   • "a ramshackle old pier"
   • "a street of bedraggled tenements"
   • "a tumble-down shack"
2. failing in what duty requires

   Synonyms

   delinquent, neglectful, remiss

   Examples

   • "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"
   • "neglectful of his duties"
   • "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
3. forsaken by owner or inhabitants

   Synonyms

   abandoned, deserted

   Example

   • "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
4. worn and broken down by hard use

   Synonyms

   creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone

   Examples

   • "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"

derelict noun

1. a ship abandoned on the high seas

   Synonyms

   abandoned ship

2. a person without a home, job, or property

Synonyms of derelict

• abandoned ship
• bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
• delinquent, neglectful, remiss
• abandoned, deserted
• creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone

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