irresponsible

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ir- +‎ responsible.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bəl/, [ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bl̩]
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Adjective[edit]

irresponsible (comparative more irresponsible, superlative most irresponsible)

  1. (now rare) Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.
    • 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 28:
      They left the crown what, in the eye and estimation of law, it had ever been, perfectly irresponsible.
  2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.

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Noun[edit]

irresponsible (plural irresponsibles)

  1. Someone who is not responsible.

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