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delinquent
[dih-ling-kwuhnt]
adjective
failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.
(of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due; overdue.
of or relating to delinquents or delinquency.
delinquent attitudes.
noun
a person who is delinquent.
delinquent
/ »åɪˈ±ôɪŋ°ì·ÉÉ™²Ô³Ù /
noun
someone, esp a young person, guilty of delinquency See juvenile delinquent
archaicÌýa person who fails in an obligation or duty
adjective
guilty of an offence or misdeed, esp one of a minor nature
failing in or neglectful of duty or obligation
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- delinquently adverb
- nondelinquent adjective
- predelinquent adjective
- predelinquently adverb
- undelinquent adjective
- undelinquently adverb
- »å±ðˈ±ô¾±²Ô±ç³Ü±ð²Ô³Ù±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of delinquent1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of delinquent1
Example Sentences
During Easter week, the pope chose to perform the traditional washing of others’ feet in a facility for juvenile delinquents.
That other charity, the Arcadia Firefighters Foundation, is in “delinquent status†with the state attorney general’s office and also barred from accepting donations due to lapsed registration, according to publicly available filings.
He became a juvenile delinquent, arrested and jailed at 17 for car theft.
According to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York report, roughly 3.6% of debt was delinquent in the fourth quarter of 2024, with total household debt rising to a record $18 trillion.
The median amount of delinquent debt was approximately $11,500.
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