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Investors are impatient and they are also desperate for the 'next big thing,' and they are not paying attention to the fact that the 'next big thing' can be an economic crisis that they have created by being very irresponsible with their power.
Carmen Busquets

Meaning of "irresponsible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRRESPONSIBLE

irresponsible  [ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRRESPONSIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irresponsible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IRRESPONSIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Responsibility

Responsibility may refer to: ▪ Collective responsibility ▪ Corporate social responsibility ▪ Diffusion of responsibility ▪ Diminished responsibility ▪ Duty ▪ Human responsibilities ▪ Legal liability ▪ Legal responsibility, various meanings ▪ Media responsibility ▪ Moral responsibility ▪ Obligation ▪ Professional responsibility ▪ Responsibility assumption in spirituality and personal-growth contexts ▪ Responsibility, a song by the Christian punk band MxPx ▪ Single responsibility principle ▪ Social responsibility ▪ The Westminster system constitutional conventions of: ▪ Cabinet collective responsibility ▪ Individual ministerial responsibility...

Definition of irresponsible in the English dictionary

The first definition of irresponsible in the dictionary is not showing or done with due care for the consequences of one's actions or attitudes; reckless. Other definition of irresponsible is not capable of bearing responsibility. Irresponsible is also not answerable to a higher authority for one's actions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRRESPONSIBLE


compensable
kəmˈpɛnsəbəl
comprehensible
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl
condensable
kənˈdɛnsəbəl
condensible
kənˈdɛnsəbəl
dispensable
dɪˈspɛnsəbəl
expansible
ɪkˈspænsəbəl
extensible
ɪkˈstɛnsəbəl
incomprehensible
ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl
indefensible
ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbəl
indispensable
ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl
inextensible
ˌɪnɪkˈstɛnsəbəl
insensible
ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl
invincible
ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl
licensable
ˈlaɪsənsəbəl
pronounceable
prəˈnaʊnsəbəl
renounceable
rɪˈnaʊnsəbəl
reprehensible
ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl
responsible
rɪˈspɒnsəbəl
tensible
ˈtɛnsəbəl
unpronounceable
ˌʌnprəˈnaʊnsəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRRESPONSIBLE

irresolutely
irresoluteness
irresolution
irresolvability
irresolvable
irresolvableness
irresolvably
irrespective
irrespective of
irrespectively
irrespirable
irresponsibility
irresponsibleness
irresponsibly
irresponsive
irresponsively
irresponsiveness
irrestrainable
irresuscitable
irresuscitably

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRRESPONSIBLE

accessible
admissible
collapsible
compatible
divisible
feasible
fusible
implausible
impossible
inaccessible
inadmissible
invisible
irreversible
ostensible
permissible
plausible
possible
reversible
sensible
submersible
visible

Synonyms and antonyms of irresponsible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IRRESPONSIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «irresponsible» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of irresponsible

Translation of «irresponsible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRRESPONSIBLE

Find out the translation of irresponsible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of irresponsible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irresponsible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不负责任的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irresponsable
570 millions of speakers

English

irresponsible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैर जिम्मेदाराना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا يَشْعُرُ بِالـمَسْؤُولِيَّةِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безответственный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irresponsável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দায়িত্বহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irresponsable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bertanggungjawab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unverantwortlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いい加減な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무책임한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ora tanggung jawab
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô trách nhiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொறுப்பற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेजबाबदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sorumsuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irresponsabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieodpowiedzialny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безвідповідальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iresponsabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεύθυνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onverantwoordelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oansvarig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uansvarlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irresponsible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRESPONSIBLE»

The term «irresponsible» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.959 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRESPONSIBLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «irresponsible» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «irresponsible» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irresponsible

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10 QUOTES WITH «IRRESPONSIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word irresponsible.
1
Ray Stannard Baker
A mob is the method by which good citizens turn over the law and the government to the criminal or irresponsible classes.
2
Steve Ballmer
I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break up Microsoft.
3
Walter Benjamin
It is precisely the purpose of the public opinion generated by the press to make the public incapable of judging, to insinuate into it the attitude of someone irresponsible, uninformed.
4
Alexander Berkman
War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresponsible murder.
5
David Boreanaz
I haven't been faithful to my wife. Our marriage has been tainted with my infidelities. I was irresponsible.
6
Rita Mae Brown
I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.
7
Conrad Burns
Knowledge is power. Most of us agree that something has to be done to strengthen Social Security, and I believe it's irresponsible to arbitrarily dismiss any idea, Republican nor Democrat, without giving it a hard look.
8
Sophia Bush
To me, I think people who don't think it's a big deal to toss a plastic bottle in the garbage are not only being irresponsible, but I think they're being disrespectful of all the other humans on earth.
9
Carmen Busquets
Investors are impatient and they are also desperate for the 'next big thing,' and they are not paying attention to the fact that the 'next big thing' can be an economic crisis that they have created by being very irresponsible with their power.
10
Dennis Cardoza
The truth is the Republican leadership has created a credit card Congress that is recklessly selling out the future of America, our children and our grandchildren, and President Bush is the most fiscally irresponsible President in the history of America.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRRESPONSIBLE»

Discover the use of irresponsible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irresponsible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science
Provides step-by-step instructions for experiments using readily obtainable materials that demonstrate scientific principles.
Sean Connolly, 2008
2
The Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the Novel
The common thread in Wood's latest collection of essays is what makes us laugh - and the book is an attempt to distinguish between the perhaps rather limited English comedy (as seen in Waugh, for example) and a 'continental' tragic-comedy, ...
James Wood, 2013
3
An Irresponsible Age
A powerful, involving new novel, following on from the author’s much-praised debut novel ‘Mary George of Allnorthover’.
Lavinia Greenlaw, 2012
4
Wholly Irresponsible Experiments
Your chance to create some good honest mayhem in the name of science!
Sean Connolly, 2008
5
Kidnapped: how irresponsible marketers are stealing the ...
With over $12billion spent annually on advertising messages aimed at young people, this book addresses what responsible and irresponsible marketing to our youth is: where it exists; who is responsible; and what needs to be done.
Dan S. Acuff, Robert H. Reiher, 2005
6
Mr. Irresponsible's Bad Advice: How to Rip the Lid Off Your ...
"Mr. Irresponsible," the racy, humorous and yet totally irresponsible globally syndicated columnist himself, expands upon his most famous newspaper work with new, completely original yet always bad advice.
Irresponsible, Bill Barol, 2005
7
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol.7: Irresponsible
An all-new villain explodes on the scene, literally!
Brian Michael Bendis
8
How to Fight Deflation in a Liquidity Trap: Committing to ...
It commits to higher money supply in the future so that the private sector expects inflation instead of deflation. This is optimal, since it curbs deflation and increases output by lowering the real rate of return.
Gauti B. Eggertsson, 2003
9
Irresponsible Freaks: A Bob Edwards Chrestomathy
Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers and Unabashed Grafters features mountains of Edwards's superb aphorisms, a generous helping of his longer and lesser-known works, and some choice items which have never before seen print, as well as ...
Bob Edwards, James Martin, 2011
10
Call Me Irresponsible
Enjoy the matching songbook to the 2007 blockbuster album that rocketed Canadian jazz singer Michael Bubl?'s career to new heights! Chart-topping pop hits "Everything" and "Lost" make this his most successful album yet.
Alfred Publishing, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRRESPONSIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irresponsible is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flintshire bid for dog muck DNA database to catch irresponsible pet …
He accuses irresponsible owners of displaying “no social conscience” while potentially endangering the health and wellbeing of residents and ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
2
Reckless LFC - Liverpool-Kop.com
These ridiculously irresponsible comments - and the inevitable barrage to come over the next few weeks - will only serve to heap intolerable ... «Liverpool-Kop, Jul 15»
3
Konni girls' death: 'Probe IG's irresponsible remarks'
Thiruvananthapuram: Mahila Congress president Bindu Krishna has said that IG Manoj Abraham's statement that the girls from Konni ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
4
'Irresponsible and Stupid'
A Waco, Texas, financial advisor has been sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay more than $9 million in restitution for running a ... «WealthManagement.com, Jul 15»
5
Mugabe called to order over Dzamara - NewsDay Zimbabwe
THE family of Itai Dzamara yesterday described President Robert Mugabe's position on the missing activist as “irresponsible and unfortunate.”. «NewsDay, Jul 15»
6
Belfast Orangeman: Order highly irresponsible at Ardoyne
The Ulster Unionist councillor, who is originally from Castlederg, said that it was “completely irresponsible” for the Orange Order to withdraw its ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
7
Painting dog poo bright pink to shame irresponsible pet owners …
An initiative to paint dog poo bright pink to shame irresponsible dog owners who failed to clean up after their pets has been hailed a 'great ... «Boston Standard, Jul 15»
8
CAGM's social media experiment “irresponsible” and a failure, say …
“Even if they had used some other people's name, it would still have been irresponsible given the situation confronting us the past few weeks. «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
9
Energy development: Irresponsible to send coal to Asia
There are those who believe that wind and solar are the only way forward for energy in a carbon-constrained world. They want to stop coal prod ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
10
OPINION: Greystone demolition an irresponsible choice - Daily Record
Dear friends and supporters,. I regret to inform you that the CenterMain section of the Kirkbride Building has now been so thoroughly degraded ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»

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