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irresponsible

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ir·re·spon·si·ble  (r-spns-bl)
adj.
1. Marked by a lack of responsibility: irresponsible accusations.
2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; unreliable or untrustworthy.
3. Law Not mentally or financially fit to assume responsibility.
4. Not liable to be called to account by a higher authority.
n.
1. One who has no sense of responsibility.
2. Law One who is mentally or financially unfit to assume responsibility for one's actions.
3. One who is unlikely to be called to account by a higher authority.

irre·sponsi·bili·ty, irre·sponsi·ble·ness n.
irre·sponsi·bly adv.

irresponsible
Adjective
1. not showing or done with due care for the consequences of one's actions or attitudes; reckless
2. not capable of accepting responsibility
irresponsibility n
irresponsibly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"
responsible - worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

irresponsible
Translations
irresponsible [ɪrɪˈspɔnsɪbl] adj [act] → irresponsable; [person] → poco serio

irresponsible [ɪrɪˈspɔnsɪbl] adj [act] → irréfléchi(e); [person] → qui n'a pas le sens des responsabilités

irresponsible [ɪrɪˈspɔnsɪbl] adjverantwortungslos;
(action) → unverantwortlich

irresponsible [ɪrɪˈspɔnsɪbl] adjirresponsabile

irresponsible
adj irresponsible [iriˈsponsəbl]
(of a person or his behaviour) not reliable, trustworthy or sensible; not responsible irresponsible parents/conduct. onverantwoordelik غَيْر مَسؤول، مُسْتَهْتِر безотговорен neodpovědný uansvarlig verantwortungslos ανεύθυνος irresponsable vastutustundetu وظیفه نشناس vastuuton irresponsable בִּלתִי אַחרַאִי गैर-जिम्मेदार neodgovoran felelőtlen bertanggung jawab ábyrgðarlaus, óábyggilegur irresponsabile 無責任な 무책임한 neatsakingas bezatbildīgs tidak bertanggungjawab onverantwoordelijk uansvarlig, upålitelig, ansvarsløs nieodpowiedzialny irresponsável iresponsabil безответственный nezodpovedný neodgovoren neodgovoran oansvarig ขาดความรับผิดชอบ sorumsuz 不負責任的 безвідповідальний غیر ذمہ دار vô trách nhiệm
n irreˌsponsiˈbility
onverantwoordelikheid عَدَم مَسؤوليَّه безотговорност neodpovědnost uansvarlighed die Verantwortungslosigkeit ανευθυνότητα irresponsabilidad vastutustundetus فقدان حس مسئولیت vastuuttomuus irresponsabilité חוֹסֶר אַחרָיוּת अनुत्तरदायित्व, गैरजिम्मेदारी neodgovornost felelőtlenség sikap tak bertanggung ábyrgðarleysi irresponsabilità 無責任 무책임 neatsakingumas bezatbildība sifat tidak bertanggungjawab onverantwoordelijkheid uansvarlighet nieodpowiedzialność irresponsabilidade irezistibilitate безответственность nezodpovednosť neodgovornost neodgovornost oan-svarighet การขาดความรับผิดชอบ sorumsuzluk 不負責任 безвідповідальність غیر ذمہ داری sự vô trách nhiệm
adv irreˈsponsibly
onverantwoordelik بصورةٍ عديمَة المَسْؤوليَّه безотговорно neodpovědně uansvarligt unverantwortlich ανεύθυνα irresponsablemente vastutustundetult بدون احساس مسئولیت vastuuttomasti irresponsablement בְּחוֹסֶר אַחרָיוּת अनुत्तरदायित्व, गैरजिम्मेदारी neodgovorno felelőtlenül secara tak bertanggung jawab af ábyrgðarleysi irresponsabilmente 無責任に 무책임하게 neatsakingai bezatbildīgi dengan tidak bertanggungjawab ontverantwoordelijk uansvarlig, upålitelig nieodpowiedzialnie irresponsavelmente iresponsabil, nesă­buit безответственно nezodpovedne neodgovorno neodgovorno oansvarigt อย่างขาดความรับผิดชอบ sorumsuzca 不負責任地 безвідповідально غیر ذمہ داری سے một cách vô trách nhiệm


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At the first call of the music, she became irresponsible.
The fatal poison of irresponsible power was already in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work.
She had been sick in her head, she had had strange lapses, she had been irresponsible.
 
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