irresponsiveness

/ɪɹᵻspˈɑnsɪvnəs/ noun

The state of being irresponsive

Word Origin Built on Latin spondere 'to pledge, promise' and re- 'back'—so respond literally means 'to pledge back, answer'. Irresponsiveness is the state of not responding, with the negative prefix ir- (from in-). The same root gives us responsible, sponsor, spouse (someone pledged to you), and correspond. The PIE root *spend- meant 'to make an offering, perform a rite', which is why a response was originally a solemn answer.

noun The state of being irresponsive countable

The patient's irresponsiveness to treatment concerned the medical team.

(名词) 无反应;无应答 【无反应状态】

患者对治疗的无反应让医疗团队感到担忧。

(sustantivo) El estado de ser irrespondiente

La **irresponsividad** del paciente al tratamiento preocupó al equipo médico.

(nom) inertie; léthargie; passivité; absence de réaction; non-réactivité [État de quelqu'un ou quelque chose qui ne réagit pas, qui ne répond pas à une stimulation ou à une sollicitation.]

L'absence de réponse du patient au traitement a inquiété l'équipe médicale.

(Substantiv) Reaktionslosigkeit; Unempfänglichkeit [Der Zustand, nicht auf Reize, Fragen oder Behandlungen zu reagieren; mangelnde Ansprechbarkeit.]

Die **irresponsiveness** des Patienten auf die Behandlung beunruhigte das Ärzteteam.

(名詞) 反応しないこと、応じないこと。無反応である状態。

患者の治療への無反応に医療チームは懸念を強めた。

(substantivo) irresponsividade; falta de resposta [A condição de não responsivo; falta de responsividade]

A falta de responsividade do paciente ao tratamento preocupou a equipe médica.

Word parts: ir + respons + ive + ness

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