dereliction
/ˌderɪˈlɪkʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated废弃, 遗弃：
a 15th-century farmhouse has been saved from dereliction.
一座15世纪的农舍免遭废弃。
1.1
- （一般作dereliction of duty）the shameful failure to fulfil one's obligations玩忽职守, 失职。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin derelictio（n-）, from the verb derelinquere （see DERELICT）.