**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 1686

## Meanings
1. A duty or task that you are expected to deal with.
2. The state of being in charge of something and answerable for it.
3. Blame for something that has gone wrong.

## Examples
- Cleaning the kitchen is your responsibility this week.
- Taking care of a pet is a big responsibility.
- The company accepted responsibility for the accident.

## Synonyms
- responsibleness

## Derived Forms
- co-responsibility
- interresponsibility
- irresponsibility
- nonresponsibility

## Related Forms
- accountability
- respond

## Etymology
From responsible + -ity. Although the components are of French origin, the compound appears to have been formed in English. Later-attested French responsabilité is modeled on the English word, and Italian responsabilità is in turn modeled on the French.

## AI Etymology
Responsibility comes from responsible + -ity. Although the components are of French origin, the compound appears to have been formed in English. Later-attested French responsabilité is modeled on the English word, and Italian responsabilità is in turn modeled on the French. Modern senses include a duty or task that you are expected to deal with. and the state of being in charge of something and answerable for it.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as co-responsibility, interresponsibility, irresponsibility, and nonresponsibility and related forms such as accountability and respond.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Ethics & Social Judgment

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