derelict
/ˈderəlɪkt/adjective
उच्चारण डेरलिक्ट
परित्यक्त, उजाड़, खंडहर हुआ
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(of a building or land) not used or cared for and in bad condition
परित्यक्त, उजाड़, खंडहर हुआ
- a derelict factory on the edge of town
- derelict land
- The derelict warehouse was torn down to make way for a park.
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- Children played in the derelict house at the end of the lane.
- The city plans to turn derelict land into a play area.
Synonyms abandoned dilapidated ruined neglected deserted
Opposite well-kept maintained occupied restored
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[C] formal
a person without a home, a job or property
बेघर, आवारा व्यक्ति
- a derelict sleeping on the station platform
- After he lost his job and home, he lived as a derelict near the old railway yard.
- Charities help derelicts find shelter in winter.
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- A derelict slept under the bridge, wrapped in a blanket.
- The old man was thought of as a derelict, but he had once been a teacher.
Synonyms vagrant tramp vagabond outcast down-and-out
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
abandoned dilapidated ruined neglected deserted vagrant tramp vagabond outcast down-and-out
Antonyms
well-kept maintained occupied restored
AaSpelling
der·e·lict
With -elict (not 'derilict' or 'dereleict').
अंत में -elict ('derilict' या 'dereleict' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the ruined words together: derelict (abandoned and decaying), dilapidated (falling to pieces), ramshackle (badly made and likely to collapse), deserted (empty).
उजाड़ के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: derelict (परित्यक्त और जर्जर), dilapidated (टूटता हुआ), ramshackle (खराब बना और गिरने वाला), deserted (खाली)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Dereliction of duty (deliberately failing to do what you should).
कानूनी वाक्यांश 'dereliction of duty' (जानबूझकर कर्तव्य न करना)।