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delinquent

Syllabification: (de·lin·quent)
Pronunciation: /diˈliNGkwənt/

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Definition of delinquent

adjective

  • (typically of a young person or that person’s behavior) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime:delinquent children
  • in arrears:delinquent accounts
  • formal failing in one’s duty.

noun

  • a delinquent person:young delinquents

Derivatives

delinquently

adverb

Origin:

late 15th century: from Latin delinquent- 'offending', from the verb delinquere, from de- 'away' + linquere 'to leave'

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