irresponsable

Catalan

Etymology

From ir- +‎ responsable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [i.rəs.punˈsab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [i.rəs.ponˈsab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.res.ponˈsa.ble]

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Adjective

irresponsable m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresponsables)

1. irresponsible

   Antonym: responsable

Derived terms

• irresponsabilitat

French

Etymology

From ir- +‎ responsable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl/

Adjective

irresponsable (plural irresponsables)

1. exempt from legal responsibility, from being held accountable; irresponsible (in a sense now rare in English)

   Antonym: responsable

2. irresponsible, failing to uphold one's responsibilities

   Antonym: responsable

Derived terms

• irresponsabilité

Further reading

• “irresponsable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Alternative forms

• irresponsábel

Etymology

From ir- +‎ responsable.

Adjective

irresponsable m or f (plural irresponsables)

1. irresponsible

   Antonym: responsable

Derived terms

• irresponsabilidade

Spanish

Etymology

From ir- +‎ responsable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iresponˈsable/ [i.res.põnˈsa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: i‧rres‧pon‧sa‧ble

Adjective

irresponsable m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresponsables)

1. irresponsible

   Antonym: responsable

Derived terms

• irresponsabilidad
• irresponsablemente

Further reading

• “irresponsable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025