Definition

Noun: - A form of untrustworthiness: The quality or state of not being reliable or dependable. - The trait of lacking a sense of responsibility: A characteristic of not feeling a duty to deal with something or care for someone properly. - Not feeling accountable for your actions: The absence of a feeling that one must justify or accept the consequences of one's own behavior.

Usage

"Irresponsibility" is used to describe a person's character or a specific action that shows a lack of care, duty, or consideration for the consequences. It often carries a negative judgment.

Examples

• His constant irresponsibility at work led to his dismissal.
• Financial irresponsibility can result in serious debt.
• The accident was caused by the driver's sheer irresponsibility.

Advanced Usage

• Moral irresponsibility: Refers to a failure to act according to ethical principles or duties.
  • The politician was accused of moral irresponsibility for ignoring the crisis.
• Chronic irresponsibility: Describes a long-term, habitual pattern of irresponsible behavior.
  • Her chronic irresponsibility with deadlines strained her relationships with colleagues.

Variants and Related Words

• Irresponsible (adjective): Having or showing no sense of responsibility.
  • It was an irresponsible decision to leave the child alone.
• Irresponsibly (adverb): In an irresponsible manner.
  • He acted irresponsibly by not securing the load on his truck.

Synonyms

• Negligence: Failure to take proper care in doing something.
• Recklessness: Lack of regard for the danger or consequences of one's actions.
• Carelessness: Not paying enough attention to what one is doing.

Antonyms

• Responsibility: The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something.
• Accountability: The fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.
• Dependability: The quality of being trustworthy and reliable.

Noun

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