1.
[syn: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Irresponsibility \Ir`re*spon`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.
irresponsabilit['e].]
1. Lack of, or freedom from, responsibility or
accountability.
[1913 Webster]
2. A trait causing one to act without a proper sense of
responsibility; acting without giving proper weight to
one's responsibilities.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
irresponsibility
n 1: a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense
of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your
actions [syn: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness]
[ant: responsibility, responsibleness]