Meanings
- uncountableThe state of being unresponsive.
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As donors in New England learn about the national march committee's unresponsiveness to local organizing efforts and debts, these donors will not likely be open to further supporting your work in the future. The refusal of the national march committee to help local groups pay off their debts is alienating to local and national foundations.
1988 February 14, Judy Andler, Angela Bowen, Meani McAlister, Nancy Moniz, Nancy Wechsler, Hillary Smith, John Roberts, “Return The Surplus To The Community”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 4
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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unresponsiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unresponsiveness
“unresponsiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unresponsiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unresponsiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unresponsiveness.
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