nonresponsibility
- noun
- /ˌnɒnrɪˈspɒnsəˌbɪlɪti/
- Formal
:
no responsabilidad
- The lawyer argued that her client's nonresponsibility in the contract dispute was evident.
Examples
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Relying on the work of B. L. Whorf, who distinguished between "stative-active" and "nominative languages," Miller claimed that the Irish language distinguishes between action and experience in a fashion English does not, putting emphasis upon "passivity and nonresponsibility."
Academic text (1995) -
Unsupported fraud allegations don't support a determination of nonresponsibility.
Blog text (21) -
His nonresponsibility for the accident meant that he could not be sued for damages.
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Due to his nonresponsibility for the actions of his subordinates, he was not penalized.
Synonyms
17
4.8
Failing to do required duties and causing problems for others
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8.4
A situation when people are not held responsible for actions or decisions
Failing to do what you should or to keep promises
Not doing important duties and not accepting blame for mistakes
Antonyms
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonresponsibility = responsibility (transparent) = non + responsibility
The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the meaning of 'responsibility', making the meaning straightforward.
Etymology
Nonresponsibility is made of non- 'not' and responsibility, a word whose idea appears in respond and response, which mean 'to answer'. So, nonresponsibility means not being expected to 'answer' for something or not being held responsible.