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The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated

The shameful failure to fulfil one's obligations

A weakness or defect in character

The quality or state of being recreant

The quality of being incautious

The state of being illegal or against the law

The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement

The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss

A decline from previously high standards

The quality or state of being insubordinate

The state of being sinful

A state of complete emptiness or destruction

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Noun

The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated

falling to pieces

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“Following a lengthy period of dereliction it has now developed into a most attractive street once again.”

Noun

The shameful failure to fulfil one's obligations

irresponsibility

non-performance

unprofessionalism

inattentiveness

thoughtlessness

dereliction of duty

non-fulfilment of duty

non-performance of duty

lack of proper care and attention

sense of security

absent-mindedness

inconsiderateness

lack of concern

failure to take proper care

failure to take proper action

disregardfulness

contributory negligence

misbehaviour^UK

misdemeanour^UK

criminal behavior

inconsideration

short-sightedness

shortsightedness

absentmindedness

indifference to

obliviousness to

injudiciousness

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“Investigators concluded that 18 soldiers committed war crimes ranging from murder and assault to dereliction of duty.”

Noun

A weakness or defect in character

chink in one's armour

chink in your armour

mark against one

chink in somebody's armor

personal imperfection

chink in one's armor

vulnerable point

soft underbelly

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

vulnerable place

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

character defect

inability to hack it

vulnerable spot

damaging weakness

computer glitch

heel of Achilles

computer malfunction

chink in the armor

something wrong

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Noun

The quality or state of being recreant

changing allegiances

renunciation of belief

abandonment of belief

going absent without leave

taking French leave

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The quality of being incautious

thoughtlessness

precipitateness

temerariousness

venturesomeness

uninhibitedness

irresponsibility

presumptuousness

short-sightedness

barefaced cheek

adventurousness

precipitousness

lack of caution

injudiciousness

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Noun

The state of being illegal or against the law

misdemeanour^UK

antisocial behavior

clandestineness

failure to observe

non-compliance with

act of wickedness

misbehaviour^UK

violation of the law

infraction of the law

breach of the law

fall from grace

moral transgression

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Noun

The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement

flash in the pan

Noun

The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss

misbehaviour^UK

unprofessionalism

professional misconduct

unprofessional behaviour

breach of ethics

dereliction of duty

unethical behaviour

misdemeanour^UK

maladministration

unlawful activity

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A decline from previously high standards

fall from grace

yielding to temptation

downward spiral

fall from favor

falling to pieces

destabilisation^UK

destabilization^US

desedimentation

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Noun

The quality or state of being insubordinate

insubordination

misbehaviour^UK

mischievousness

obstreperousness

intractableness

lack of cooperation

breaking the rules

ungovernability

uncontrollability

unmanageability

ungovernableness

uncontrollableness

throwing of the gauntlet

misdemeanour^UK

monkey business

transgressiveness

contumaciousness

uncooperativeness

cantankerousness

incorrigibility

troublesomeness

civil disobedience

disorderly conduct

refusal to obey orders

refusal to obey

incitement to riot

fomentation of discontent

incitement to rebellion

guerrilla activity

seizure of power

act of resistance

underground activity

act of defiance

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The state of being sinful

antisocial behavior

dishonourableness

immoral behaviour

irreligiousness

sacrilegiousness

unrighteousness

act of wickedness

fall from grace

unscrupulousness

mischievousness

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Noun

A state of complete emptiness or destruction

inhospitableness

underdevelopment

utter destruction.

total destruction

thing of the past

unproductiveness

razing to the ground

non-productivity

falling to pieces

ethnic cleansing

putting to death

capital punishment

putting to sleep

passing into oblivion

coming to an end

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