Irresponsibility

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Irresponsibility \Ir`re*spon`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.
     irresponsabilit['e].]
     1. Lack of, or freedom from, responsibility or
        accountability.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. A trait causing one to act without a proper sense of
        responsibility; acting without giving proper weight to
        one's responsibilities.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  irresponsibility
       n : a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of
           responsibility and not feeling accountable for your
           actions [syn: {irresponsibleness}] [ant: {responsibility},
            {responsibility}]