irresponsibility

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪrɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/ UK /ˌɪrɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of acting without proper care or accountability

His financial irresponsibility nearly ruined the family.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of acting... recklessness carelessness negligence thoughtlessnessunreliabilityrashness

Opposites

responsibility accountability reliability

Word family

Related forms irresponsible responsible response

Etymology

From in- 'not' plus responsibility, from responsible, from Latin responsus, past participle of respondere 'to answer', from re- 'back' plus spondere 'to pledge'.

respondere Latin spondere Latin

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# irresponsibility

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪrɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪrɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of acting without proper care or accountability

## Examples
- His financial irresponsibility nearly ruined the family.

## Synonyms
- recklessness
- carelessness
- negligence
- thoughtlessness
- unreliability
- rashness

## Antonyms
- responsibility
- accountability
- reliability

## Related Forms
- irresponsible
- responsible
- response

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: respondere
- Root: spondere

## Etymology
From in- 'not' plus responsibility, from responsible, from Latin responsus, past participle of respondere 'to answer', from re- 'back' plus spondere 'to pledge'.

## AI Etymology
Irresponsibility comes from in- 'not' plus responsibility, from responsible, from Latin responsus, past participle of respondere 'to answer', from re- 'back' plus spondere 'to pledge'. The etymological trail includes Latin respondere and Latin spondere. As a noun, irresponsibility means the quality of acting without proper care or accountability. The same family is visible in related forms such as irresponsible, responsible, and response.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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