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.
blay_paul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — maaster
Collective responsibility means irresponsibility.
ruКоллективная ответственность есть отсутствие всякой ответственности. — Anne_Paen
His irresponsibility astounds me.
ruЕго безответственность меня поражает. — marafon
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.