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# irresponsible

«irresponsible» in Mova's school dictionary: **not thinking about the results of what you do, or not…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Irresponsible means not thinking about the results of what you do, or not taking care of things you should look after. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#m2)

### sense 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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x2)
- The irresponsible campers left their fire burning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x3)
- «That was very irresponsible of you,» said Mum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x4)
- It is irresponsible to share your password with strangers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x5)
- The pet owner was irresponsible and forgot to feed the fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/#x6)
- Driving too fast near a school is irresponsible. [tree →](https://md.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».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «irresponsible» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irresponsible/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.