irresponsibility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌɪə.ɹəˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/
Etymology
From ir- + responsibility or irresponsible + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.
How important can the greenhouse effect, biodiversity or future worldwide timber shortages seem to a third-worlder, for example? It would be wrong to think of this third-worlder as irresponsible or as a squanderer of resources before serious steps are taken towards solving the well-known and much worse problem of resource squandering and environmental irresponsibility in the developed nations.
1990 July 19, Ricardo Radulovich, “A view on tropical deforestation”, in Nature, volume 346, page 214:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| irresponsibilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (29)
de Unverantwortlichkeit (character or state of being irresponsible) · el ανευθυνότητα (character or state of being irresponsible) · da uansvarlighed (character or state of being irresponsible) · cmn 不負責任 /不负责任 (character or state of being irresponsible) · fi vastuuttomuus (character or state of being irresponsible) · sv oansvarighet (character or state of being irresponsible) · pt irresponsabilidade (character or state of being irresponsible) · lv bezatbildība (character or state of being irresponsible) · de Verantwortungslosigkeit (character or state of being irresponsible) · ar اِنْعِدام مَسْؤُولِيَّة (character or state of being irresponsible) · it irresponsabilità (character or state of being irresponsible) · bg безотговорност (character or state of being irresponsible) · ru безотве́тственность (character or state of being irresponsible) · ast irresponsabilidá (character or state of being irresponsible) · cmn 無責任 /无责任 (character or state of being irresponsible) · sv ansvarslöshet (character or state of being irresponsible) · da ansvarsløshed (character or state of being irresponsible) · id ketidakbertanggungjawaban (character or state of being irresponsible) · ga neamhfhreagracht (character or state of being irresponsible) · ca irresponsabilitat (character or state of being irresponsible) · pl nieodpowiedzialność (character or state of being irresponsible) · uk безвідповіда́льність (character or state of being irresponsible) · hu felelőtlenség (character or state of being irresponsible) · es irresponsabilidad (character or state of being irresponsible) · ja 無責任 (character or state of being irresponsible) · ka უპასუხისმგებლობა (character or state of being irresponsible) · fr irresponsabilité (character or state of being irresponsible) · cs neodpovědnost (character or state of being irresponsible) · gl irresponsabilidade (character or state of being irresponsible)