delinquent

1. 1.

   a young offender

   Synonymsjuvenile delinquent

   Broaderwrongdoer

Other forms of delinquent

plural

delinquents·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about delinquent

What does delinquent mean?

delinquent means "guilty of a misdeed". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in delinquent?

delinquent has 3 syllables: de-linq-uent. The stress falls on "linq". In IPA it is /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/.

What is another word for delinquent?

Close synonyms include derelict, neglectful, remiss, overdue, juvenile delinquent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is delinquent a common word?

delinquent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.