irresponsibility
The character or state of being irresponsibleThe character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.
» He lost his job through his irresponsibility.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.
Verantwortungslosigkeit, Unverantwortlichkeit
безотве́тственностьbezotvétstvennostʹ
безвідповіда́льністьbezvidpovidálʹnistʹ
- a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions
Examples
9 sentencesHe lost his job through his irresponsibility.
Mary is dead because of your irresponsibility.
You call it thirst for adventure, and I call it irresponsibility.
deDu nennst es Abenteuerlust, und ich nenne es Verantwortungslosigkeit.
Collective responsibility means irresponsibility.
ruКоллективная ответственность есть отсутствие всякой ответственности.
His irresponsibility astounds me.
ruЕго безответственность меня поражает.
Translations
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Origin
From ir- + responsibility or irresponsible + -ity.From ir- + responsibility or irresponsible + -ity.
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Forms
plural: irresponsibilities| Singular | irresponsibility |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions:irresponsibleness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable