Delinquent - English meaning

noun

An insulting word for someone, usually a young person, whose way of dressing, speaking, and behaving is thought to show their lack of education and low social class

noun

A person who has committed a crime.

Usage examples:

These men are dangerous criminals

adjective

Relating to crime.

Usage examples:

They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

adjective

Involving or having the character of a crime

Usage examples:

She may face criminal charges for lying to a grand jury., he had an extensive criminal record (= an…

noun

A person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.

Usage examples:

The car's front nearside door had been smashed in but the culprits had fled

noun

Someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong

Usage examples:

Two eyewitnesses identified her as the culprit., the culprit was identified as a microorganism that…

noun

Someone who has done something wrong

Usage examples:

Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.

adjective

In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.

Usage examples:

A derelict georgian mansion

noun

A person without a home, job, or property.

Usage examples:

Derelicts who could fit all their possessions in a paper bag

adjective

(of buildings or equipment) not cared for and in bad condition

adjective

Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

Usage examples:

She had a difficult decision to make

adjective

Not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand

Usage examples:

It’s a difficult choice, but i’ve got to decide which job is better., he’s in a difficult situation…

adjective

Needing skill or effort

Usage examples:

A difficult problem/choice/task/language, [ + to infinitive ] it will be very difficult to prove th…

adjective

Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.

Usage examples:

Larry was stern with disobedient employees

adjective

Not doing what you are told to do

Usage examples:

A disobedient child

adjective

Refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do

Usage examples:

A disobedient child

adjective

Erring or straying from the accepted course or standards.

Usage examples:

An errant husband coming back from a night on the tiles

adjective

Going in a wrong direction

Usage examples:

An errant throw cost them the game., teachers dislike errant spellings and misused words.

adjective

Behaving wrongly in some way, especially by leaving home

Usage examples:

An errant husband, errant children

noun

A hooded sweatshirt, jacket, or other top.

Usage examples:

Sporty track pants and lurex-striped hoodies

noun

A sweatshirt (= cotton clothing for the upper body) that has a hood to cover the head

noun

A person who engages in crime and violence; a hooligan or gangster.

Usage examples:

They were the ‘professional’ gangsters of new york, hoodlums and racketeers

noun

A criminal, esp. one who is a member of a group

Usage examples:

Hoodlums robbed two people in a convenience store, police said.

noun

A violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang.

Usage examples:

A drunken hooligan

noun

A lout or hooligan, especially a young man who drives recklessly.

Usage examples:

The whole family was wiped out because some drunken hoon had to drive his car

verb

Behave in a loutish way, especially by driving recklessly.

Usage examples:

She noticed people hooning around ohariu valley

adjective

Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.

Usage examples:

An inadvertent administrative error occurred that resulted in an overpayment

adjective

Done or happening unintentionally

Usage examples:

An inadvertent mistake, i inadvertently gave her change for $20, but she’d only given me $10.

adjective

(of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility.

Usage examples:

It would have been irresponsible just to drive on

adjective

Not thinking carefully enough or not caring about what might result from actions taken

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] it would have been irresponsible to let claire drive home when she was so tired.

noun

Short for juvenile detention centre: a type of prison for people who are not old enough to be considered as adults

Usage examples:

He spent the bulk of his adolescence in and out of juvie., if i was caught, i'd be in juvie hall fo…

noun

A person who breaks the law.

Usage examples:

They're being criminalized and treated as lawbreakers.

noun

A person who does not obey the law, esp. intentionally and often

adjective

Not governed by or obedient to laws; characterized by a lack of civic order.

Usage examples:

A lawless region where peace never really took hold

adjective

Not permitted by law or not obeying the law; illegal

Usage examples:

The territory was once speckled with ranches and lawless towns.

adjective

Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.

Usage examples:

Lax security arrangements at the airport

noun

Lacrosse.

Usage examples:

I wore pads and a helmet whenever i played lax

adjective

Lacking care, attention, or control; not severe or strong enough

Usage examples:

Security at the airport seemed lax., laxity in enforcing safety regulations can cost lives.

noun

An uncouth and aggressive man or boy.

Usage examples:

He ended up brawling with a lout outside a curry house

noun

A rude, stupid, or awkward man

Usage examples:

He’s such a lout.

noun

A person who commits a crime or some other wrong.

Usage examples:

Good policing and tough sentencing have pushed new york to a tipping point, deterring some potentia…

noun

A person who does bad or illegal things

noun

A person who has done something wrong or unlawful.

Usage examples:

The police are straining every nerve to bring the miscreants to justice

adjective

(of a person) behaving badly or unlawfully.

Usage examples:

Her miscreant husband

noun

Someone who behaves badly or does not obey rules

Usage examples:

We need to discourage miscreants.

adjective

Not giving proper care or attention to someone or something.

Usage examples:

You are being neglectful of our guests

adjective

Not giving enough care and attention to something or someone

Usage examples:

I'm sure my boss thinks i've been neglectful of my duties recently.

adjective

Failing to take proper care over something.

Usage examples:

The council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care

adjective

Failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities, esp. when this results in harm or loss to others

Usage examples:

She charged her landlord with negligence for not repairing leaks that ruined her rugs.

adjective

Not giving enough care or attention to someone or something that you are responsible for

Usage examples:

It was necessary to prove that the manager had been negligent., be negligent in (doing) sth the cou…

noun

A person who commits an illegal act.

Usage examples:

An institution for young offenders

adjective

Causing problems or displeasure.

Usage examples:

She eliminated the offending foods from her diet

verb

Cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful.

Usage examples:

17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language

adjective

Guilty of a crime or wrong action

Usage examples:

The worst offending companies received large fines., the offending item/material/object the company…

adjective

Yawning from drowsiness.

Usage examples:

Rising up in oscitant mood, i swallowed a penny piece, which i had between my teeth, and then went …

idiom

If activities or events spin out of control, they change very quickly and in an uncontrolled way

Usage examples:

The country's economy seemed to be spinning out of control.

adjective

Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent.

Usage examples:

It would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information

adjective

Not doing a duty carefully or well enough

Usage examples:

I would be remiss if i didn’t mention it.

noun

A violent person, especially one involved in crime.

adjective

Not taut or held tightly in position; loose.

Usage examples:

A slack rope

noun

The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part.

Usage examples:

I picked up the rod and wound in the slack

verb

Loosen (something, especially a rope).

Usage examples:

Slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail

noun

A young person, usually male, who behaves in an uncontrolled way and is often causing trouble

Usage examples:

He was a real tearaway at school - he was always in trouble with teachers or with the police.

adjective

Causing difficulty or annoyance.

Usage examples:

Schools are removing troublesome pupils

adjective

Causing worry or anxiety

Usage examples:

The troublesome fact is that we haven’t gotten much done., his back has been troublesome for quite …

adjective

Not controllable.

Usage examples:

Her brother had an uncontrollable temper

adjective

Too strong or violent to be controlled

Usage examples:

An uncontrollable temper, i felt an uncontrollable desire to sit down., he was laughing uncontrolla…

adjective

Difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control.

Usage examples:

His behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home

adjective

Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.

Usage examples:

A group of unruly children

adjective

Difficult to control or manage

Usage examples:

Her unruly behavior caused chaos in class.

noun

A person who deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others.

Usage examples:

The rear window of the car was smashed by vandals

noun

A person, often in a group, who intentionally damages public or private property

Usage examples:

The mayor promised to crack down on vandalism., the teenager was accused of vandalizing cars.

noun

A person who behaves illegally or dishonestly; an offender.

Usage examples:

They need to punish wrongdoers

noun

A person who does something bad or illegal

noun

A rude, noisy, and aggressive young person.

Usage examples:

They urged police to crack down on racist yobs before youths took the law into their own hands.

noun

A young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way

Usage examples:

A gang of loud-mouthed yobs

noun

Another term for yob.

noun

A young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way

Usage examples:

A gang of loud-mouthed yobs