irresponsiveness
- noun
- /ˌɪrɪˈspɑːnsɪvnəs/
- Repeated irresponsiveness to customer complaints can damage a company's reputation.
Examples
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The manager was frustrated by the team's irresponsiveness during the emergency meeting.
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His irresponsiveness to emails frustrates the entire team.
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Her irresponsiveness made it difficult to coordinate the group project effectively.
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The manager's irresponsiveness led to missed deadlines.
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Repeated irresponsiveness to customer complaints can damage a company's reputation.
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The manager was frustrated by the team's irresponsiveness during the emergency meeting.
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Her irresponsiveness made it difficult to coordinate the group project effectively.
Synonyms
9
6.3
Accepting things without trying to change them
1
8.8
A lack of emotion or visible reaction
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7.3
Not reacting to people or events, often without emotion
1
5.6
A habit of accepting what happens without acting
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5.1
No reply to a question, survey, or invitation
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6.6
A lack of response when something happens
1
7.9
A lack of visible emotion
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7.8
Not showing feelings or emotion
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9.5
Not showing feeling or reaction to events
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7.6
Not noticing or caring about how other people feel
A state of showing little or no feeling
Antonyms
How Responsive
Surface Forms
Morphology
irresponsiveness = irresponsive (transparent) = ir + respons + ive + ness
This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'irresponsive', meaning the state or quality of being irresponsive.
Etymology
Irresponsiveness is formed from ir- 'not' and the same root as respond or response, so it can be understood as 'not replying' or 'not reacting'. That is why the word also describes a state where someone or something does not react, reply, or give a response.