What does irresponsibility mean?

Definitions for irresponsibility
ir·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. irresponsibility, irresponsiblenessnoun

    a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions

GCIDE

  1. Irresponsibilitynoun

    A trait causing one to act without a proper sense of responsibility; acting without giving proper weight to one's responsibilities.

Wiktionary

  1. irresponsibilitynoun

    The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.

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  1. irresponsibility

    Irresponsibility typically refers to the state or characteristic of an individual who lacks concern for the consequences of their actions or decisions, particularly in circumstances where those actions or decisions may affect others. It is a lack of commitment or willingness to take responsibility for one's behavior, tasks, obligations or duties. Irresponsible individuals often fail to fulfill their responsibilities or neglect their duties, and sometimes can even cause harm or inconvenience to others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Irresponsibilitynoun

    want of, or freedom from, responsibility or accountability

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. irresponsabilit.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of irresponsibility in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of irresponsibility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of irresponsibility in a Sentence

  1. Ben Carson:

    I don't wander off into those extraneous areas that can be exploited. I have learned that, moral decay and fiscal irresponsibility.

  2. Arthur Chioro:

    Any citizen who is even slightly informed can see that in terms of the federal government, (Mandetta) has positioned himself as a counterpoint to the irresponsibility ... of the president, mandetta comes out of this much stronger.

  3. Angela Carter:

    Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist, acknowledges art as a means of knowing the world, then art is relegated to a kind of rumpus room of the mind and the irresponsibility of the artist and the irrelevance of art to actual living becomes part and parcel of the practice of art.

  4. Deputy Prime Minister Paulo Portas:

    I think people know, in spite of having some doubts and reservations, and above all for having paid for the irresponsibility of 2011, that our proposal is more stable, more prudent and produces results.

  5. The Democrat:

    Yesterday’s Republican letter is yet another disingenuous attempt to deflect blame away from Republican irresponsibility that is resulting in the loss of American lives, republicans and their right-wing disinformation machine are undermining vaccine confidence and then blaming the sitting president for a crisis of the unvaccinated that Republicans created.

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