Definition of "derelict" in Englisch

adjective

1. Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.

2. (by extension) Of property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.

3. (figurative) Adrift, lost.

4. (chiefly US) Negligent in performing a duty; careless.

noun

1. (uncountable) Property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; (countable) an item of such property.

2. (countable, dated) An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast, a waif.

3. (countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.

4. (countable, chiefly US) A person who is negligent in performing a duty.

verb

1. (transitive) To abandon or forsake (someone or something).

2. (intransitive) To neglect a duty.