delinquent
adjective
[ dɪˈlɪŋkw(ə)nt ]
• (typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.
• "delinquent teenagers"
Similar:
lawless,
lawbreaking,
criminal,
offending,
errant,
badly behaved,
troublesome,
difficult,
unmanageable,
unruly,
disobedient,
uncontrollable,
out of control,
• failing in one's duty.
Similar:
negligent,
neglectful,
remiss,
careless of one's duty,
irresponsible,
lax,
slack,
derelict,
disregardful,
inadvertent,
oscitant,
delinquent
noun
• a delinquent person.
• "juvenile delinquents"
Similar:
offender,
wrongdoer,
malefactor,
lawbreaker,
culprit,
criminal,
hooligan,
vandal,
ruffian,
hoodlum,
lout,
juvenile delinquent,
young offender,
tearaway,
juvie,
yob,
yobbo,
chav,
hoodie,
hoon,
miscreant,
Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin delinquent- ‘offending’, from the verb delinquere, from de- ‘away’ + linquere ‘to leave’.
