irresponsible

B2 Topic:Law & Government
US /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/ UK /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/
adj noun Freq #7582

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not thinking about or caring about the results of your actions

    It was irresponsible to leave the children alone in the house.

  2. 2
    adj

    Behaving without care or a sense of duty

    He was too irresponsible to be trusted with the keys.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms irresponsibly
Derived forms irresponsibilismirresponsibilistirresponsibilityirresponsiblenessirresponsibly

Etymology

From ir- + responsible.

Topics

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