unresponsiveness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English unresponsive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unresponsiveness From unresponsive + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being unresponsive.
As donors in New England learn about the national march committee's unresponsiveness to local organizing efforts and debts, these donors will not likely be open to further supporting your work in the future. The refusal of the national march committee to help local groups pay off their debts is alienating to local and national foundations.
1988 February 14, Judy Andler, Angela Bowen, Meani McAlister, Nancy Moniz, Nancy Wechsler, Hillary Smith, John Roberts, “Return The Surplus To The Community”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 4: