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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.
adjective. un· re· spon· sive ˌən-ri-ˈspän (t)-siv. Synonyms of unresponsive. : not responsive. The patient was unresponsive. an infection unresponsive to antibiotics. an unresponsive bureaucracy.
Unresponsive definition: not reacting or responding to an action, question, suggestion, etc. See examples of UNRESPONSIVE used in a sentence.
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.
UNRESPONSIVE meaning: 1. not reacting in a quick or positive way to something : 2. not reacting or moving at all because…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Define unresponsive. unresponsive synonyms, unresponsive pronunciation, unresponsive translation, English dictionary definition of unresponsive. adj. Exhibiting a lack of responsiveness. un′re·spon′sive·ly adv. un′re·spon′sive·ness n.
UNRESPONSIVENESS meaning: 1. the fact of not reacting to something or of not reacting in a quick or positive way : 2. the…. Learn more.
UNRESPONSIVE meaning: 1 : not replying or reacting to someone's question, request, demand, etc.; 2 : not reacting or able to react in a normal way when touched, spoken to, etc.
