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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.onverantwoordelikغَيْر مَسؤول، مُسْتَهْتِرбезотговоренneodpovědnýuansvarligverantwortungslosανεύθυνοςirresponsablevastutustundetuوظیفه نشناسvastuutonirresponsableבִּלתִי אַחרַאִיगैर-जिम्मेदारneodgovoranfelelőtlenbertanggung jawabábyrgðarlaus, óábyggilegurirresponsabile無責任な무책임한neatsakingasbezatbildīgstidak bertanggungjawabonverantwoordelijkuansvarlig, upålitelig, ansvarsløsnieodpowiedzialnyirresponsáveliresponsabilбезответственныйnezodpovednýneodgovorenneodgovoranoansvarigขาดความรับผิดชอบsorumsuz不負責任的безвідповідальнийغیر ذمہ دارvô trách nhiệm
n ˈirreˌsponsiˈbility
onverantwoordelikheidعَدَم مَسؤوليَّهбезотговорностneodpovědnostuansvarligheddie Verantwortungslosigkeitανευθυνότηταirresponsabilidadvastutustundetusفقدان حس مسئولیتvastuuttomuusirresponsabilitéחוֹסֶר אַחרָיוּתअनुत्तरदायित्व, गैरजिम्मेदारीneodgovornostfelelőtlenségsikap tak bertanggungábyrgðarleysiirresponsabilità無責任무책임neatsakingumasbezatbildībasifat tidak bertanggungjawabonverantwoordelijkheiduansvarlighetnieodpowiedzialnośćirresponsabilidadeirezistibilitateбезответственностьnezodpovednosťneodgovornostneodgovornostoan-svarighetการขาดความรับผิดชอบsorumsuzluk不負責任безвідповідальністьغیر ذمہ داریsự vô trách nhiệm
adv ˌirreˈsponsibly
onverantwoordelikبصورةٍ عديمَة المَسْؤوليَّهбезотговорноneodpovědněuansvarligtunverantwortlichανεύθυναirresponsablementevastutustundetultبدون احساس مسئولیتvastuuttomastiirresponsablementבְּחוֹסֶר אַחרָיוּתअनुत्तरदायित्व, गैरजिम्मेदारीneodgovornofelelőtlenülsecara tak bertanggung jawabaf ábyrgðarleysiirresponsabilmente無責任に무책임하게neatsakingaibezatbildīgidengan tidak bertanggungjawabontverantwoordelijkuansvarlig, upålitelignieodpowiedzialnieirresponsavelmenteiresponsabil, nesă­buitбезответственноnezodpovedneneodgovornoneodgovornooansvarigtอย่างขาดความรับผิดชอบsorumsuzca不負責任地безвідповідальноغیر ذمہ داری سےmột 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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