Delinquent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a young offender

guilty of a misdeed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪtɹɔɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪlˈɪŋkwənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪlˈɪŋkwənt/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɪtɹɔɪt/.

Examples

delinquent minors
derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
neglectful of his duties

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overdue neglectful juvenile delinquent remiss derelict

Parts of Speech

noun	a young offender
adjective	guilty of a misdeed “delinquent minors”
adjective	failing in what duty requires “derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”
adjective	past due; not paid at the scheduled time “an overdue installment”

Word Forms

delinquent	adjective	guilty of a misdeed
delinquent	noun	a young offender
delinquency	noun	a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
neglectfulness	noun	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
remissness	noun	the quality of being lax and neglectful

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

délinquant

un jeune délinquant

🇪🇸Spanish

delincuente

un joven delincuente

🇮🇹Italian

delinquente

un giovane delinquente

🇵🇹Portuguese

delinquente

um jovem infrator

🇷🇺Russian

правонарушитель

молодой преступник

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपराधी

एक युवा अपराधी

🇧🇩Bengali

অপরাধী

একজন তরুণ অপরাধী

🇮🇳Tamil

குற்றமற்ற

ஒரு இளம் குற்றவாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

అపరాధం

ఒక యువ నేరస్థుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

अपराधी

एक तरुण गुन्हेगार

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપરાધી

એક યુવાન અપરાધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರಾಧಿ

ಯುವ ಅಪರಾಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റവാളി

ഒരു യുവ കുറ്റവാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਨਾਹਗਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجرم

ایک نوجوان مجرم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

违法的

一名年轻的罪犯

🇯🇵Japanese

滞納者

若い犯罪者

🇰🇷Korean

체납자

어린 범죄자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phạm pháp

một tội phạm trẻ

🇹🇭Thai

ค้างชำระ

ผู้กระทำความผิดหนุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

nakal

seorang pelaku muda

🇵🇭Filipino

delingkwente

isang batang nagkasala

🇲🇾Malay

delinkuen

seorang pesalah muda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جانح

مجرم شاب

🇮🇷Persian

متخلف

یک مجرم جوان

🇹🇷Turkish

suçlu

genç bir suçlu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עבריין

עבריין צעיר

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The primary meaning of 'delinquent' is 'a young offender'.

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