How to pronounce dereliction
Listen to dereliction in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“dereliction” in real sentences
174 clips in the index · 150 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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a dereliction of responsibility.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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That is a complete and utter dereliction of duty.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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his own party from voting to impeach him for dereliction of duty.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of dereliction. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.