irresponsible

noun

Someone who is not responsible.

adjective

Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.

(now rare) Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.

Roots

inir- · Latin · not spondeo-spons · Latin · pledge, promise

Synonyms for irresponsible

recklessadj carelessadj fecklessadj incautiousadj unaccountableadj undisciplinedadj wantonadj

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Where does irresponsible come from?

The word irresponsible breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ir-, from Latin in (“not”); and -spons, from Latin spondeo (“pledge, promise”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.