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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unresponsive en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English responsive English unresponsive From un- + responsive.

Meanings

  1. Not responsive; unreactive.
    • Two women were found unresponsive in a car along with the likely culprit – four coolers of dry ice – Friday morning in Pierce County, Washington, CNN affiliate KOMO reports. 2018 August 1, Michael Nedelman, “Ice cream salesman’s wife and mother suffocated by dry ice in car”, in CNN:
  2. Indifferent or apathetic; emotionless.

Forms

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most unresponsive Degree=Sup lexicographic
more unresponsive Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

responsive

Relateds

unresponsiveness · irresponsible

Synonyms

nonresponsive

Translations (23)

ro apatic (indifferent or apathetic) · de teilnahmslos (indifferent or apathetic) · fr qui ne réagit pas (not responsive) · mi whakamōtu (not responsive) · fr insensible à (indifferent or apathetic) · fi välinpitämätön (indifferent or apathetic) · de keine Reaktion zeigend (not responsive) · ro nesensibil (indifferent or apathetic) · ro nesensibil (not responsive) · ro indiferent (indifferent or apathetic) · de unempfänglich (not responsive) · fi piittaamaton (indifferent or apathetic) · pl niereagujący (not responsive) · ro nereacționant (not responsive) · pl obojętny (not responsive) · de gleichgültig (indifferent or apathetic) · fi reagoimaton (not responsive) · ro nerăspundent (not responsive) · bg невъзприемчив (not responsive) · ro nereactiv (not responsive) · de apathisch (indifferent or apathetic) · bg неотзивчив (indifferent or apathetic) · de keine Regung aufweisend (not responsive)