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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring;
- Example: "he inherited his delinquency from his father"
- Example: "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"
- Example: "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
[syn: delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

willful neglect n 1: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" [syn: delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect]