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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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