irresponsável

Portuguese

Etymology

From ir- +‎ responsável.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁes.põˈsa.vew/ [i.hes.põˈsa.veʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁes.põˈsa.vew/ [i.hes.põˈsa.veʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.ʁeʃ.põˈsa.vew/ [i.χeʃ.põˈsa.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.vɛl/ [i.ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.vɛl/ [i.ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.bɛl/ [i.ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl, (Brazil) -avew
• Hyphenation: ir‧res‧pon‧sá‧vel

Adjective

irresponsável m or f (plural irresponsáveis)

1. irresponsible (lacking a sense of responsibility)

   Antonym: responsável

Derived terms

• irresponsavelmente

Further reading

• “irresponsável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024