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irresponsiveness

irresponsiveness noun: the state of being irresponsive.

Noun

irresponsiveness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being irresponsive
    • As per the guidelines, all animals with severe CS were treated with clinically appropriate anticonvulsants, and mandatory euthanization (with pentobarbital anesthesia) was performed if animals exhibited severe, refractory CS and/or presented in poor physical condition, defined as persistent...2015 December 3, “Early-Onset Convulsive Seizures Induced by Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia in Aging Mice: Effects of Anticonvulsive Treatments”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of irresponsiveness

From irresponsive + -ness.

Questions about irresponsiveness

What does irresponsiveness mean?
Irresponsiveness means the state of being irresponsive.
What part of speech is irresponsiveness?
Irresponsiveness is a noun.

Words near irresponsiveness in the dictionary

  1. irresponsibleness
  2. irresponsibles
  3. irresponsibly
  4. irresponsive
  5. irresponsively
  6. irresponsiveness
  7. irrestrainable
  8. irresultative
  9. irresuscitable
  10. irresuscitably
  11. irretention

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