irresponsibility

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irresponsibility

  • /ˌɪə.ɹəˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/

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From ir- + responsibility or irresponsible + -ity.

noun irresponsibilities

  1. countable, uncountable The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability. How important can the greenhouse effect, biodiversity or future worldwide timber shortages seem to a third-worlder, for example? It would be wrong to think of this third-worlder as irresponsible or as a squanderer of resources before serious steps are taken towards solving the well-known and much wo

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noun character or state of being irresponsible

Españolirresponsabilidad
日本語無責任 musekinin
中文不負責任 /不负责任 bù fùzérèn, 無責任 /无责任 wúzérèn
Portuguêsirresponsabilidade
Françaisirresponsabilité
DeutschVerantwortungslosigkeit, Unverantwortlichkeit
Italianoirresponsabilità
Ελληνικάανευθυνότητα anefthynótita
Русскийбезотве́тственность bezotvétstvennostʹ
العربيةاِنْعِدام مَسْؤُولِيَّة inʕidām masʔūliyya

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"irresponsibility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irresponsibility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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irresponsibility. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irresponsibility

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"irresponsibility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irresponsibility.

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@misc{irresponsibility_2026,
  title = {irresponsibility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irresponsibility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}