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- Dictionaryunresponsive/ʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪv/
adjective
- 1. not responsive: "these symptoms may be unresponsive to conventional treatment"
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UNRESPONSIVE definition: 1. not reacting in a quick or positive way to something : 2. not reacting or moving at all because…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNRESPONSIVE is not responsive. How to use unresponsive in a sentence.
Unresponsive means not reacting or responding to communication or something that usually calls for a reaction or a reply. If someone you work with is not returning your emails, you might describe them as unresponsive.
If someone can't or won't respond, we call them unresponsive. Depending on the context, a person's unresponsiveness can be just a bummer or a life-threatening condition.
UNRESPONSIVE meaning: 1. not reacting in a quick or positive way to something : 2. not reacting or moving at all because…. Learn more.
An unresponsive person does not react or pay enough attention to something, for example to an urgent situation or to people's needs. [ formal ] He was totally unresponsive to the pressing social and economic needs of the majority.
not reacting to somebody/something; not giving the response that you would expect or hope for. If the person is unconscious or unresponsive, dial 999. unresponsive to something a politician who is unresponsive to the mood of the country. She is a cold, unfeeling and unresponsive woman.
