26984 words

unresponsive

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
not reacting in a quick or positive way to something :

Examples:

Depression can make a new mother unresponsive to her baby.
2
not reacting or moving at all because of being unconscious or very ill :

Examples:

The patient was collapsed and unresponsive when he was brought into hospital.
3
not reacting or answering, or not reacting or answering satisfactorily:

Examples:

The company has been unresponsive to her efforts to discuss a settlement.

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