dereliction vs negligence

dereliction and negligence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dereliction	Yes	No	No	No
negligence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, negligence is a hypernym of dereliction; that is, negligence is a word with a broader meaning than dereliction:

dereliction: willful negligence
negligence: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Other hypernyms of dereliction include actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance.

As nouns, negligence is a hypernym of dereliction; that is, negligence is a word with a broader meaning than dereliction:

Other hypernyms of dereliction include neglect, neglectfulness.

dereliction (noun)	negligence (noun)
willful negligence	failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern