Meanings
plural delinquencies
- countableuncountableMisconduct.
- countableuncountableA criminal offense.
Synonyms: misdemeanor, transgression, wrong, crime, criminal offence, criminality, malefaction, perpetration
- countableuncountableA debt that is overdue for payment.
1 more example
Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies increased in the first quarter of 2023, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. […] The quarterly analysis looks at delinquency rates for five of the largest investor groups: FDIC-insured banks and thrifts, commercial mortgage-backed securities, life insurance companies, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
2023 June 2, Anna Bahney, “Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies rose in the first part of 2023”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA criminal offense.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna tendency to be negligent and uncaring
nounan antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindēlinquēns
- Late Latindēlinquentia
- Englishdelinquency
Borrowed from Late Latin dēlinquentia, derived from Latin dēlinquēns, present participle of dēlinquō (“to transgress, err”). By surface analysis, delinquent + -cy
More words from Late Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian простъпка, пропуск
- простъпка (prostăpka)misconduct
- пропуск (propusk)misconduct
- правонарушение (pravonarušenie)a criminal offense
- просрочен дълг (prosročen dălg)a debt that is overdue for payment
Catalan delinqüència, delinqüència
- delinqüènciamisconduct
- delinqüènciaa criminal offense
Greek εγκληματικότητα, παραβατικότητα
- εγκληματικότητα (egklimatikótita)misconduct
- παραβατικότητα (paravatikótita)misconduct
- παράπτωμα (paráptoma)a criminal offense
- παράβαση (parávasi)a criminal offense
Hungarian vétség, normasértés
- vétségmisconduct
- normasértésmisconduct
- szabálysértésmisconduct
Māori tōrōkiritanga
- tōrōkiritangamisconduct
Polish występek, przestępstwo
- występekmisconduct
- przestępstwoa criminal offense
Portuguese delinquência, delinquência
- delinquênciamisconduct
- delinquênciaa criminal offense
Russian просту́пок, преступле́ние
- просту́пок (prostúpok)misconduct
- преступле́ние (prestuplénije)a criminal offense
- просроченный долг (prosročennyj)a debt that is overdue for payment
Spanish delincuencia, delincuencia
- delincuenciamisconduct
- delincuenciaa criminal offense
Tagalog kadalinsilan, kadalinsilan
- kadalinsilanmisconduct
- kadalinsilana criminal offense
Cite this entry
delinquency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delinquency
“delinquency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delinquency. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delinquency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delinquency.
Source: delinquency on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.