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Irresponsibility

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“How important can the greenhouse effect, biodiversity or future worldwide timber shortages seem to a third-worlder, for example? It would be wrong to think⟳ of this third-worlder as irresponsible or as a squanderer of resources before serious steps are taken towards solving the well-known and much worse problem of resource squandering and environmental irresponsibility in the developed nations.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

irresponsible Irresponsibleness Irresponsibly irresponsiveness irretention irretentiveness

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