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unresponsive

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un·re·spon·sive  (nr-spnsv)
adj.
Exhibiting a lack of responsiveness.

unre·sponsive·ly adv.
unre·sponsive·ness n.

unresponsive [ˌʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪv]
adj
not reacting or responding to an action, question, suggestion, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unresponsive - not responding to some influence or stimulus
insensitive - not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation"
insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"
responsive - readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience"
2.unresponsiveunresponsive - aloof or indifferent; "was unresponsive to her passionate advances"
cool - psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"
3.unresponsiveunresponsive - not susceptible to suggestion or influence
insusceptible, unsusceptible - not susceptible to
Translations
unresponsive [ˈʌnrɪsˈpɒnsɪv] ADJinsensible, sordo (to a)
unresponsive [ˌʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪv] adj
(= indifferent) [person, government] → indifférent(e)
to be unresponsive to sth [+ needs] → ne pas répondre à qch
(= not reacting physically) [person, body] → sans réaction
unresponsive
adj (physically) → nicht reagierend attr; (emotionally, intellectually) → gleichgültig, unempfänglich; to be unresponsivenicht reagieren (→ to auf +acc); (to advances, pleas, request also) → nicht empfänglich sein (to für); an unresponsive audienceein Publikum, das nicht mitgeht or nicht reagiert; I suggested it but he was fairly unresponsiveich habe es vorgeschlagen, aber er ist nicht groß darauf eingegangen or er zeigte sich nicht sehr interessiert; still heavily sedated and totally unresponsiveunter starkem Drogeneinfluss und völlig teilnahmslos
unresponsive [ˈʌnrɪsˈpɒnsiv] adjche non reagisce
unresponsive to → insensibile a
unresponsive [ˈʌnrɪsˈpɒnsiv] adjche non reagisce
unresponsive to → insensibile a


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The atmosphere of the many loves that had sanctified the little house was all about her; the companionship of two healthy, happy, young folks of her own generation encircled her; she felt and yielded to the magic of her surroundings--Miss Cornelia and Captain Jim would scarcely have recognized her; Anne found it hard to believe that this was the cold, unresponsive woman she had met on the shore--this animated girl who talked and listened with the eagerness of a starved soul.
Medlock, staring at her queer, unresponsive little face.
This was really interesting, but when Dorothy patted the cat she found the glass cold and hard and unresponsive, so she decided at once that Bungle would never do for a pet.
 
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