irresponsibleness
- noun
- /ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəblnəs/
:
irresponsabilidad
- Parents worry about the irresponsibleness displayed by some young drivers.
Examples
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The company's financial troubles resulted from years of management irresponsibleness.
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His irresponsibleness caused problems at work and upset his colleagues.
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His irresponsibleness caused many problems at work.
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The team's irresponsibleness led to their failure.
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His irresponsibleness led to several costly mistakes in the project.
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The coach addressed the team's irresponsibleness after they missed multiple training sessions.
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She recognized her irresponsibleness when she forgot to submit her important assignment on time.
Synonyms
80
6.5
Failure to take proper care that causes harm or loss
17
4.8
Failing to do required duties and causing problems for others
16
2.8
Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents
1
7.0
Not paying attention that causes mistakes or hurts others
1
8.4
A situation when people are not held responsible for actions or decisions
1
9.3
Not paying attention causes mistakes
1
8.8
A careless failure to take normal care that causes or could cause harm
A situation when people do not blame a person or group for a problem
Not doing important duties and not accepting blame for mistakes
Not being careful or responsible about doing what is right
A lack of care when doing important work that causes problems
Not paying attention and being careless about work
Lack of attention that makes you forget or ignore tasks
Not being careful about danger or risk
Antonyms
Careful and reliable way of acting that shows a person can be trusted with duties
How Responsible
3
7.6
198
6.1
∞
2.7
3
5.5
16
2.8
2
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
irresponsibleness = irresponsible (transparent) = ir + responsible + ness
The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ness' to the familiar adjective 'irresponsible', producing the expected meaning 'the state or quality of being irresponsible'.
Etymology
Irresponsibleness breaks into ir- 'not' and responsible, which is from the same root as respond 'to answer'. So, irresponsibleness is the state of being 'not able to answer' or not accepting blame for what you do, and that is why it means a lack of responsibility.