irresponsible
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irresponsible
- /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ UK
- /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/ US
- /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bəl/ Australia
- [ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bl̩] Australia
adjective more irresponsible · most irresponsible
- Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable. They left the crown what, in the eye and estimation of law, it had ever been, perfectly irresponsible.
- Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.
noun irresponsibles
- Someone who is not responsible.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: devil-may-care, feckless, do-nothing, unaccountable, unreliable, happy-go-lucky, freewheeling, carefree, idle, scatterbrained, flighty, harum-scarum, loose, trigger-happy, slaphappy, head-in-the-clouds
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adj not responsible; not subject to responsibility
| Español | irresponsable |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不負責任的 /不负责任的 bù fù zérèn de |
| Português | irresponsável |
| Français | irresponsable |
| Deutsch | nicht verantwortlich |
| Italiano | irresponsabile |
| Ελληνικά | ανεύθυνος anéfthynos |
| Русский | не несу́щий отве́тственности ne nesúščij otvétstvennosti |
adj lacking a sense of responsibility
| Español | irresponsable |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무책임하다 muchaegimhada, 책임이 없는 chaegimi eomneun |
| 日本語 | 無責任な musekinin na |
| 中文 | 不負責的 /不负责的 bù fù zérèn de, 不负责任的 bù fù zérèn de |
| Português | irresponsável |
| Français | irresponsable |
| Deutsch | verantwortungslos, unverantwortlich |
| Italiano | irresponsabile |
| Ελληνικά | ανεύθυνος anéfthynos |
| Română | iresponsabil |
| Русский | безотве́тственный bezotvétstvennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | vô trách nhiệm |
Talk about this word "irresponsible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irresponsible. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. irresponsible. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irresponsible "irresponsible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irresponsible.Cite this
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title = {irresponsible},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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