irresponsible

English

Etymology

ir- +‎ responsible

Adjective

irresponsible (comparative more irresponsible, superlative most irresponsible)

1. Lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation.
2. Not responsible; not subject to responsibility; not to be held accountable, or called into question.

Translations

lacking a sense of responsibility

• Czech: nezodpovědný (cs), neodpovědný (cs)
• French: irresponsable (fr)
• German: verantwortungslos (de)

• Greek: ανεύθυνος (el) (anéfthynos) m
• Polish: nieodpowiedzialny (pl) m, lekkomyślny (pl) m
• Russian: безответственный (ru) (bezotvétstvennyj)

not responsible; not subject to responsibility

• French: irresponsable (fr)

• Greek: ανεύθυνος (el) (anéfthynos) m

Noun

irresponsible (plural irresponsibles)

1. Someone who is not responsible.

References

• irresponsible in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• irresponsible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913