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# irresponsible

adjective (irresponsible, more irresponsible, most irresponsible); adverb: irresponsibly

«irresponsible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Irresponsible means not thinking about the results of what you do, or not taking care of things you should look after. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#m1)
2. An irresponsible action is careless and may put people or things in danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety and PSHE lessons it describes risky choices: leaving a toddler near a pool, playing with matches, sharing passwords. In stories a character's irresponsible act often causes the problem the plot must fix. Phrases: «it was irresponsible of you to», «totally irresponsible», «irresponsible behaviour».

### Examples

- It was irresponsible to leave the gate open, because the dog ran out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x1)
- Riding a bike without a helmet on a busy road is irresponsible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x2)
- The irresponsible campers left their fire burning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x3)
- «That was very irresponsible of you,» said Mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x4)
- It is irresponsible to share your password with strangers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x5)
- The pet owner was irresponsible and forgot to feed the fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x6)
- Driving too fast near a school is irresponsible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x7)

### Note

Prefix «ir-» before «r» means «not»: irregular, irrelevant, irresponsible (double «r»). Ends in «-ible», not «-able». Opposite: «responsible». The noun is «irresponsibility».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «irresponsible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«irresponsible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/irresponsible.html) on Mova free.