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irresponsible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ (UK)
  • [ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bl̩] (Australia)
  • /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/ (US)
  • /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bəl/ (Australia)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English responsible English irresponsible From ir- + responsible.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.
    • They left the crown what, in the eye and estimation of law, it had ever been, perfectly irresponsible. 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 28:
  2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.

Forms

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most irresponsible Degree=Sup lexicographic
more irresponsible Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

irresponsibly · irresponsibleness · irresponsibility · irresponsibilism · irresponsibilist

Translations (67)

de verantwortungslos (lacking a sense of responsibility) · sv ansvarslös (lacking a sense of responsibility) · be безадка́зны (lacking a sense of responsibility) · cmn 不負責任的 /不负责任的 (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · lv bezatbildīgs (lacking a sense of responsibility) · uk безвідповіда́льний (lacking a sense of responsibility) · ca irresponsable (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · pl lekkomyślny (lacking a sense of responsibility) · bcl urag-uragon (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · sk nezodpovedný (lacking a sense of responsibility) · tr mesuliyetsiz (lacking a sense of responsibility) · cmn 不負責的 /不负责的 (lacking a sense of responsibility) · gl irresponsable (lacking a sense of responsibility) · cmn 不负责任的 (lacking a sense of responsibility) · vi vô trách nhiệm (lacking a sense of responsibility) · nb uansvarlig (lacking a sense of responsibility) · fi ei vastuussa (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · de nicht verantwortlich (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · ru не несу́щий отве́тственности (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · it irresponsabile (lacking a sense of responsibility) · da uansvarlig (lacking a sense of responsibility) · es irresponsable (lacking a sense of responsibility) · sv oansvarig (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · mr बेजबाबदार (lacking a sense of responsibility) · mi mākahi (lacking a sense of responsibility) · el ανεύθυνος (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · tl kaalibughaan (lacking a sense of responsibility) · pt irresponsável (lacking a sense of responsibility) · pt irresponsável (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · tl alibugha (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · hy անպատասխանատու (lacking a sense of responsibility) · sl neodgovoren (lacking a sense of responsibility) · pl nieodpowiedzialny (lacking a sense of responsibility) · bg не но́сещ отгово́рност (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · tr sorumsuz (lacking a sense of responsibility) · cs neodpovědný (lacking a sense of responsibility) · hu meggondolatlan (lacking a sense of responsibility) · mk неодговорен (lacking a sense of responsibility) · mi hurori (lacking a sense of responsibility) · bg безотгово́рен (lacking a sense of responsibility) · ka უპასუხისმგებლო (lacking a sense of responsibility) · el ανεύθυνος (lacking a sense of responsibility) · fr irresponsable (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · fi viaton (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · ro iresponsabil (lacking a sense of responsibility) · nb ansvarsløs (lacking a sense of responsibility) · sv oansvarig (lacking a sense of responsibility) · ja 無責任な (lacking a sense of responsibility) · ko 책임이 없는 (lacking a sense of responsibility) · hu felelősségre nem vonható (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · sh nȅodgovōran (lacking a sense of responsibility) · fr irresponsable (lacking a sense of responsibility) · ga neamhfhreagrach (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · ko 무책임하다 (lacking a sense of responsibility) · sh не̏одгово̄ран (lacking a sense of responsibility) · nl onverantwoordelijk (lacking a sense of responsibility) · be безадпавяда́льны (lacking a sense of responsibility) · de unverantwortlich (lacking a sense of responsibility) · ca irresponsable (lacking a sense of responsibility) · ru безотве́тственный (lacking a sense of responsibility) · fi vastuuton (lacking a sense of responsibility) · hu felelőtlen (lacking a sense of responsibility) · tr mesul/sorumlu olmayan (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · es irresponsable (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · fi syytön (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · it irresponsabile (not responsible; not subject to responsibility) · cs nezodpovědný (lacking a sense of responsibility)

irresponsible en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ (UK)
  • [ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bl̩] (Australia)
  • /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/ (US)
  • /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bəl/ (Australia)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English responsible English irresponsible From ir- + responsible.

Meanings

  1. Someone who is not responsible.

Forms

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irresponsibles Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

unresponsive